Putting into use fireproof concrete runway at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan

The tomb complex of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - President Ho Chi Minh's mother is located in an area of ​​up to 40 hectares, of which 10 hectares are dense pine forest. During the hot season, the tomb welcomes thousands of visitors, the risk of forest fire is very high due to the carelessness of some visitors.

The fire-resistant concrete runway at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan has been put into use. Photo: Van Truong

To ensure absolute safety for the Hoang Thi Loan cemetery complex, in 2017, the Provincial People's Committee invested over 7 billion VND to build a concrete runway to prevent forest fires at the Hoang Thi Loan cemetery. At the beginning of this year's hot season, this runway was put into use.

Graphics: Lam Tung

Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Head of Forest Management and Protection Department, Provincial Forest Protection Department said: This is the first concrete firebreak in Nghe An, designed to be 2.5 km long, with a concrete bed of 3 meters wide and a total width of 4.5 meters. This firebreak will be very effective in forest fire prevention and control, both preventing forest fires and facilitating the movement of people and vehicles to quickly extinguish forest fires when they occur.

A water system to prevent forest fires is also carefully prepared at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan. Photo: Tran Chau