Binh Thuan: Unexpected cause of fire with more than 200 motorbikes and evidence of violations

On March 15, Binh Thuan Provincial Police announced that the initial cause of the fire of more than 200 motorbikes as evidence of administrative violations at Tanh Linh District Police headquarters was due to the carelessness of a police officer. duty.

VietNamNet reported that on March 15, the People's Committee of Binh Thuan province held an online conference to summarize 1 year of implementing the Prime Minister's directive on strengthening fire prevention and fighting in the new situation.

At the conference, Colonel Huynh Ngoc Liem - Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Provincial Police reported the initial cause of the fire of more than 200 motorbikes as evidence of violations at the Tanh Linh District Police headquarters.

Colonel Huynh Ngoc Liem said that as soon as the violating vehicle was brought to the detention house, an officer siphoned out the gasoline to put it into storage according to procedure.

A moment later, an on-duty police officer at Tanh Linh District Police threw away the cigarette he had just finished smoking. The wind carried the cigarette butts back into the exact position where the gasoline was being sucked, leading to a fire.

Through preliminary assessment, the fire on the motorbike alone caused about 2 billion VND in damage, not to mention the damage to neighboring structures and the power lines transmitting information above were also burned.

After the incident occurred, leaders of Binh Thuan Provincial Police directed Tanh Linh District Police to pay civil compensation to the person whose vehicle was burned in accordance with the law. Up to now, the investigation agency is also considering factors to handle according to legal proceedings.

Regarding this fire, according to Tuoi Tre newspaper , the Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People's Committee requested the Provincial Police to strictly handle the responsibilities of related groups and individuals. At the same time, open a general review of ensuring fire safety at district police headquarters, especially houses where evidence and vehicles are temporarily kept, to take corrective measures, ensure safety, and prevent incidents from occurring. similar incident.

As reported by Thanh Nien newspaper, previously, at about 6:30 p.m. on March 9, a large fire broke out inside the campus of the H. Tanh Linh Police headquarters (Lac Tanh Town, H. Tanh Linh, Binh Thuan).

A resident living near where the fire started said that the fire started from the unit's backyard parking lot for illegal motorbikes. The fire broke out very loudly, the column of smoke billowed tens of meters high, and there was a crackling sound emitted during the fire. Due to strong winds at the time of the fire, some people had to stop their cars and pull over to ensure safety.

There were a lot of curious people standing outside on the street watching. Many people also livestream on social networks.

Tanh Linh District Police is located right in front of the headquarters of Tanh Linh District People's Committee, in Lac Tanh town, Tanh Linh district, Binh Thuan. As soon as the fire was discovered, H.Tanh Linh Police mobilized all officers, soldiers and nearby residents to participate in fighting the fire; At the same time, immediately report to Binh Thuan Provincial Police to mobilize all officers, soldiers and vehicles of the Duc Linh Area Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Team to the scene to focus on fire fighting.

Binh Thuan Provincial Police also mobilized fire engines and soldiers from the Phan Thiet Central Fire Fighting Team to assist in fighting the fire. Immediately after receiving the news, Colonel Le Thanh Hung, Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Provincial Police, came to the scene to direct the firefighting work.

With the efforts of local forces and people, the fire was extinguished after 45 minutes.

For more information at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuoc - Vice Chairman of Tanh Linh District People's Committee said that the fire damaged 232 motorbikes, 1 television and a number of ceiling fans in the evidence garage area in the Company's headquarters. The district was burned down and damaged.

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