More than 700 people cooperated to put out a big fire in Nghe An

From noon on July 12 to early this morning - July 13, a forest in Tan Loc commune, Nam Dan district (Nghe An) suddenly caught fire. Thousands of people stayed up all night to put out the fire and control it so it wouldn't spread to people's houses.

On the morning of July 13, talking to reporters, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan district, Nghe An, said that the functional forces had partly controlled the fire.

According to Mr. Son, this forest fire occurred at about 10 o'clock on July 12, local authorities and forces quickly approached the scene to extinguish the fire. By the afternoon, the fire was basically under control, but due to strong winds, the forest fire burned again. On the evening of July 12, the fire spread, threatening to spread to some houses at the foot of the mountain.

By the evening of the same day, the fire fighting force was mobilized by Nghe An province. 5 dedicated fire engines were dispatched to stay near residential areas - ready to respond when the fire spread near people's houses. At this time, the total number of people participating in fire fighting from the forces is over 400 people.

The forest fire suddenly spread down - only about 20m from Van Loc parish church. The fire department also sent 5 more fire engines to this area, ready to respond to protect the church.

According to Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan district Vuong Hong Thai: Hundreds of people are fighting through the night a forest fire in Thuong Tan Loc commune. During the night, the functional forces still tried to put out the fire, besides, there was a plan to evacuate the elderly and children near the fire area to a safe place. The work of extinguishing forest fires is facing many difficulties when the terrain is steep and steep, the conditions for extinguishing fires at night are dangerous, and the heat from the fire is very large.

According to statistics, to put out the fire, the Nam Dan District People's Committee mobilized about 700 people, including officers and soldiers of the 414th Brigade, Military School of Military Region 4, D13, the Nghe An Provincial Forest Protection Department, and the Forest Protection Department. Zone 2. Nam Dan district police joined hundreds of people in Tan Thuong Loc commune and surrounding areas to put out the fire. Provincial police have mobilized many times of fire trucks to assist.

According to Mr. Son, the fire department and the people built the runway to stop the fire, but due to the strong southwest wind, the hot weather caused the fire to rise violently, the fire column many meters high had spread to the area. other areas, threatening the safety of residential areas.

In addition, due to the steep mountainous terrain, extinguishing fires at night is very dangerous, not to mention the heat from the burning fire, making it very difficult for the forces to approach. The fire extinguishing of the functional forces encountered many difficulties.

"To control the fire, we mobilized about 700 people, including many forces and people, to participate in fighting the fire. By 3 am on July 13, the fire was under control. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated. Police agencies urgently investigate and clarify "- Mr. Son informed.

On the morning of July 13, Thuong Tan Loc commune government said that by about 2 am of the same day, the functional forces and people had successfully controlled the big fire in Bau mountain.

Mr. Nguyen Canh Loc, Chairman of Thuong Tan Loc Commune People's Committee also said that the forest fire did not cause damage to people, houses or properties of people at the foot of the mountain. After extinguishing the fire, the firefighting forces were still on duty at the flammable points again, making runways to cut the fire and clean up the vegetation. There is currently no estimate of damage caused by the fire.

In the past few days, in Nghe An, there has been a prolonged heat wave, the common temperature is from 35 degrees Celsius to 38 degrees Celsius, many places exceed the threshold of 40 degrees Celsius, the humidity is low.

The Steering Committee for Sustainable Forestry Development Program in Nghe An province for the period of 2021 - 2025 warned of forest fires in forest areas in Nghe An province from July 6 to 15, from level IV - dangerous to dangerous. level V - extremely dangerous level.

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