A few weeks ago, we climbed up our nearby mountain:
From the top, you can get a good view of the growing city:
You can also see how dry everything is near the tombs on the mountain – the rainy season is still a month away:
With that in mind, it wasn’t a big surprise that the mountain caught fire last Thursday and Friday:
We heard that the fire raced from the base of the mountain to the very top in just 5 minutes (700 ft vertical):
It has been very windy, so the flames quickly spread (click Fire on the Mountain to see video):
Teams of firefighters worked from the top of the mountain to fight the dangerous blaze:
and the local news broadcast showed trucks spraying water at the base:
Things are quiet for now, but the next day, I saw someone near the mountain burning paper money for her dead relatives…
Fire on the Mountain
April 22nd, 2019 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
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That’s a large fire fighting force! I wonder what the policy is on controlled burns out there…
I’ll bet that didn’t help your air quality there!
That was a fast fire. I’m thankful no one was caught in it and killed.
Kathy, unfortunately, you are right. Our PM2.5 concentrations have been reaching 175 (“Unhealthy”) recently. Not as bad as some of places in China, but atypical for Kunming.
Controlled burn? What is that…?