Chinese firefighters cross into Myanmar to battle gas station blaze

At the request of Myanmar authorities, 53 firefighters from Dehong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, crossed the border with 14 emergency vehicles on Wednesday to tackle a blaze at a gas station storing large quantities of gasoline in Muse. After several hours of firefighting, all open flames were extinguished by 6:40 p.m. The team returned safely to China at 8:10 p.m.