Authorities have decided to close Gele Mountain in Chongqing as a precaution against out-of-control fires, which have become a high possibility during the city's current heat wave.

Chongqing's Shapingba district forest fire prevention headquarters decided on Thursday to forbid non-local residents and vehicles from Gele Mountain, the site of many tourist attractions.

It also forbade the public from starting fires on the mountain or in places near it and temporarily closed restaurants and hotels in the area.