Big send-off for firefighting heroes

Thousands of people in the Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Southwest China's Sichuan province line up along the road to see off the firefighters who gave their lives putting out a wildfire on plateau grassland in Dawu county, Dec 6, 2010. The fire, which started Sunday and raged for about 24 hours, burnt about 500 mu (33 hectares) of grassland, leaving 22 people dead, including 15 firefighters, and four injured. [Photo/Xinhua]