Smoke began to descend on Khabarovsk about two weeks ago and seemed to originate from the Chinese border province of Heilongjiang and the Jewish Autonomous Republic, a Russian region next to Khabarovsk. 
Moshi ulianza kutanda kwenye mji wa Khabarovsk takribani majuma mawili yaliyopita na unaonekana kuanzia kwenye mpaka wa nchi hiyo na China kwenye jimbo la Heilongjiang na Jamhuri huru ya Kiyahudi, ambao ni sehemu ya Urusi karibu na Khabarovsk.