Fire has severely damaged an ancient Tibetan town in south-western China.
More than 100 mostly wooden houses were destroyed in the blaze in Dukezong in Shangri-La county, in the province of Yunnan.
The picturesque town with cobbled streets dates back 1,300 years and is popular with tourists.
Casualties have not so far been reported. The blaze was put out by 2,000 firefighters, police and volunteers, according to local media.
Many residents had to be evacuated and the damage was estimated to be worth 100m yuan ($16m, £10m), state TV reports.
via BBC News – Blaze ravages ancient Tibetan town.
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