Taipei Times
Date: Jan 21, 2020
By: Staff writer, with CNA
A forest fire on Sunday broke out in the mountainous area of Lishan (梨山) in Taichung, destroying
Firefighters put out fires yesterday in the Lishan forest area in Taichung.
Photo courtesy of Dongshih Forest District Office
While the fire was contained at 4pm yesterday, it was still being put out as of press time last night, the office said.
The office said that after its Lishan work station received a report of the fire at 8am, 12 firefighters were sent to the affected Chiayang (佳陽) forest area and a request was made for aerial support.
The firefighters on the ground battled because the steep cliffs in the area limited access to water supplies, the office said. [FULL STORY]