Two forest fires broken out on Sunday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local forestry sources said Monday.

By press time, more than 1,320 firemen and forest rangers are fighting against the fire at the two sites, which are located in Galashan Forest Farm of Heihe City and Kanduhe Forest Farm at the Greater Hinggan Mountains, the sources said.

The province has set up a fire control headquarters for organizing more people to extinguish the fire.

(Xinhua News Agency May 23, 2006)