Firemen set up a fireproof zone for a forest fire at Junying Village of Zanhuang County, north China's Hebei Province, March 18, 2009. The fire starting on March 16 has engulfed 26.7 hectares of forest by March 18. [Yang Shiyao/Xinhua]
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![Firemen set up a fireproof zone for a forest fire at Junying Village of Zanhuang County, north China's Hebei Province, March 18, 2009. The fire starting on March 16 has engulfed 26.7 hectares of forest by March 18. [Yang Shiyao/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090319/000cf1a48b7f0b2be5d70e.jpg "Firemen set up a fireproof zone for a forest fire at Junying Village of Zanhuang County, north China's Hebei Province, March 18, 2009. The fire starting on March 16 has engulfed 26.7 hectares of forest by March 18. [Yang Shiyao/Xinhua]")
