The 1987 Black Dragon fire, also known as the 1987 Daxing'anling wildfire (Chinese: 大兴安岭特大森林火灾) was the deadliest forest fire in the People's Republic of China. The fire broke out in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang on May 6, 1987.[1] It also spread into the Soviet Union. The burning lasted almost a month, when it was finally stopped on June 2, 1987.[2] The fire covered about 10,000 km2 (2,500,000 acres) of which 6,500 km2 (2,500 sq mi) was forest;[2] it destroyed 7.3 million hectares (18 million acres) of forest, including one-sixth of China's entire timber reserves.[3][4] About 266 people were wounded and 211 died in the fire leaving 50,000 homeless.[1] It was one of the largest wildfires ever to occur, and the largest to strike China in over 300 years.[citation needed]
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