A team of firefighters and villagers Sunday hike to the location of the fire that broke out the previous day in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China’s Sichuan province. Photo: Cao Jianhua 

Firefighters climb down a steep slope on Sunday. Photo: Cao Jianhua

Firefighters work to put out some burning brush on Sunday. Photo: Cao Jianhua

Smoke rises from the site of the fire on Sunday. Photo: Cao Jianhua 

Firefighters clear trees to create a buffer zone to prevent the fire from spreading. Photo: Cao Jianhua

Firefighters, villagers and others sent to contain the fire take a break. Photo: Cao Jianhua 

Firefighters who survived an encounter with the fire rest in a cave on Monday. Photo: Ying Wujin

Villagers prepare to take the remains of the first victims of the fire down a hill on Tuesday. Photo: Cao Jianhua