Forest fire kills 18 firefighters in China

A forest fire in southwest China has killed 18 firefighters and one other person.

According to the Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, the fire also killed a local farm-worker who was leading them.

While extinguishing the flames near the Liangshan Yi Prefecture in Sichuan province, a sudden wind blew, trapping them in.

Sichuan previously suffered a serious forest fire accident about a year ago, when at least 27 firefighters and three others died in Muli, a Tibetan autonomous county.