HEIHE, Heilongjiang Province, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire raging for more than eight days in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has engulfed 150 square km of forest, local forestry sources said Monday.

    The fire broke out at the Galashan Forest Farm in Nenjiang County of Heihe City on May 21 due to lightening strikes and had spreaddays before to the city's Aihui District.

    After days' efforts of more than 5,000 police and firemen, the western and southwestern line of the fire have been put out, said fire-fighting headquarters in Heihe.

    A source with the headquarters said they were dispatching 1,500to 2,000 fire fighters to put out the eastern line of the fire andexpected to bring the fire under control in three to five days.

    Thirty-five police got injured in the fire-fighting campaign and have been sent to the nation's capital of Beijing for better medical treatment.

    The high winds, thick bushes and hot, dry weather conditions made it more difficult to contain the blaze.

    Over 10,000 firemen are still struggling to control another fire at the Kanduhe Forest Farm in the country's largest virgin forest of Greater Hinggan Mountains.

    Two forest fires at Xirite Banner and Hexi Forest Farm in InnerMongolia Autonomous Region have been brought under control Monday.No casualties have been reported so far. Enditem