The fires, visible at night from downtown areas, have swept the forests and mountains around the big city in recent days.
The local government said that since August 18, forest fires have broken out in many suburban districts. The municipality is home to more than 32 million people.
City authorities have yet to report any casualties and say the fire is under control, according to an update Tuesday morning.
More than 1,500 residents have been relocated to safe areas, while 5,000 firefighters, police, local officers and volunteers, and seven firefighting helicopters have been dispatched to help combat the disaster. fire again, state news agency Xinhua reported.
As of Tuesday, all counties and districts in Chongqing have issued a ban on wild fires and fire-prone activities.
Bai Ye, a professor at China’s Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Research Center told the Beijing Daily.
Chongqing issued an order ordering factories to suspend operations for seven days starting last Wednesday, according to state media.
High temperatures are not yet set to go anywhere.
On Tuesday morning, China issued a red heat warning, the highest of four color-coded levels, for at least 165 cities and counties across the country.
According to the China Meteorological Administration, temperatures in these cities are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours.
373 other cities or counties across China have issued the second-highest orange warning alert, authorities reported, noting that temperatures are expected above 37 degrees Celsius in these cities for three days. next.
China’s Central Meteorological Observatory in a statement on Tuesday advised people to avoid outdoor activities during periods of high temperatures and limit working in hot conditions.
Chinese authorities earlier said more than 900 million people across the country had been affected by the heat wave this summer.
Laura He and Akanksha Sharma of CNN in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
