A forest fire breaking out Wednesday morning in Hulun Buir City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been put out by Thursday afternoon, local police said.

After a 24-hour battle against the fire by forestry workers and police, the fiery flames have been quenched and their work turned to a thorough clearance of the scene of fire, which is easily waked due to strong winds. Commonly, a similar period of time is required to do the job.

No casualties have so far been reported in the fire.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency October 21, 2005)