Forest fire raging in N China

Updated: 2012-06-12 14:03

(Xinhua)

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TAIYUAN - More than 2,000 people are struggling to put out a fire that has been raging in a forest since late Monday afternoon in Shanxi province, local authorities said Tuesday.

The fire started around 6 pm in the forest in Jinzhong city in central Shanxi, a provincial government spokesman said.

It is unclear how much of the forest is ablaze.