Cold storage fire in Nghe An at dawn
(Baonghean.vn) - At around 2:00 a.m. on March 20, the cold storage of Mr. Nguyen Van Manh's family, Tan Hai block, Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town) suddenly caught fire.
According to Ms. Phan Thi Vinh, the first person to discover the fire, at around 2am, while she was sleeping, she smelled a burning smell. When she woke up to check, she saw that the fire was coming from the locked freezer, and smoke was covering the area in front of the warehouse.
After that, many surrounding households used water hoses and mini fire extinguishers to put out the fire. After about 10 minutes, the fire was completely extinguished.
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Initial damage is estimated at over 100 million VND. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
The fire burned several items such as a freezer, television, fan and many other items. The initial cause was determined to be an electrical short circuit.