Yunlin forest fire under control, but blazes continueStaff writer, with CNAA forest fire that broke out in Yunlin County's Gukeng Township (古坑) early on Monday has been brought under control, but continued to burn sporadically today as firefighting teams struggled with the area's harsh terrain and lack of water. The Yunlin County Fire Department said the burned area had not expanded beyond an estimated 8 hectares of woodland as of yesterday afternoon, after putting the damage at 5 hectares earlier yesterday morning. A helicopter works to put out a forest fire in Yunlin County yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Yunlin County Fire DepartmentHowever, small blazes were still detected today below a high-altitude wooden skywalk within a restricted area, and open flames were also reported in bamboo groves above the mountainous area's Shoutian Temple. Yesterday, firefighters, volunteer fire brigades and Caoling residents joined forces at the scene, helicopters carried out a total of 13 water drops, helping to eventually bring the fire under control, the department said today.
