Close-up of the largest scrap village in Nghe An

Thanh Cuong• January 15, 2018 16:56

(Baonghean.vn) - Chaotic, messy, polluting the environment, always posing a risk of fire and explosion... are the common conditions of scrap collection and trading points in Dien Hong commune (Dien Chau).

According to statistics, Dien Hong commune has about 20 scrap businesses, concentrated in a "scrap village" located next to National Highway 1A. Photo: Thanh Cuong

There are hundreds of types of scrap, such as cars, water pumps, televisions... to plastic bags, chicken feathers, duck feathers collected from many places and gathered in these scrap businesses. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Scrap here is piled up into small mountains, so much that people have to use excavators to dig and sort them... Photo: Thanh Cuong

Besides common scraps such as scrap iron, plastic bags, etc., scraps that pose a high risk of explosion, can pollute the environment or are banned such as gas cylinders, bomb shells, etc. are also collected here. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Waste batteries are hazardous waste that can pollute the environment and are easily found in scrap yards. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Welding and metal cutting work takes place every day, right on top of flammable scrap. Fires and explosions can happen at any time. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to statistics, in Dien Hong commune, there have been 5 accidents related to sawing and cutting flammable scrap, of which 3 occurred at scrap businesses and 2 occurred among the people. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The collection and purchasing points of scrap and scrap iron not only cause environmental pollution and loss of urban beauty, but also pose real risks of fire safety. Therefore, in addition to the commitments signed with local authorities, the safety of the operations of these facilities depends entirely on their own knowledge and awareness. In the photo is the scene of the fire at the scrap warehouse in lane 65 Le Huan Street (Vinh City) in early 2017. Photo: Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department No. 1