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Four people were killed and four more injured in fighting a forest fire in Zhashui County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, local authorities confirmed on Saturday.
The forest fire was started by Yang, a resident of Chejiahe Village on Friday, after a fight with his wife, according to the county government of Zhashui.
Local residents and government staff were still fighting the fire on Saturday morning.
Yang is now in police custody.
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