The fire started at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It is estimated that the fire has spread over 30 hectares as of 11 a.m. on Monday. 19 people died while fighting a raging forest fire in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
There was also a forest fire in Mianning County in the prefecture.
According to the province's emergency management department, more than 3,000 people have been dispatched and four helicopters mobilized to battle the fires.