Three people died when a forest fire broke out in Douge Village in Lincang City at about 6:10 p.m. on Saturday.
The blaze engulfed an area of approximately 5.33 hectares, said the local publicity department.
Another person was killed in a forest fire that broke out in Wenshan City on Friday, according to the municipal publicity department.
Both fires have been extinguished.
(With UNI inputs)