Hundreds of people fight forest fire at night in Quy Hop, Thanh Chuong

Huy Nham - Trung Hieu - Van Truong DNUM_CFZAGZCACA 08:56

(Baonghean.vn) - On the night of June 24, hundreds of people from Quy Hop and Thanh Chuong districts were mobilized to extinguish the forest fire.

On the afternoon of June 24, local people discovered a forest fire breaking out on Pha Lo mountain in area 9, sub-area 270, Ban Tho, Yen Hop commune, Quy Hop district, so they informed the local authorities and functional agencies.

Upon receiving the news, the local authorities mobilized the fire prevention and fighting force of the district police, the district military agency, and the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team No. 3 to mobilize many vehicles and dozens of soldiers to the scene to put out the fire.

The fire in the hilly area combined with the wind caused the fire to spread quickly. Photo: Huy Nham

Hundreds of people from Dong Hop and Yen Hop communes, along with Quy Hop Forest Rangers, Quy Hop Protective Forest Management Board, police and militia, were also mobilized to put out the forest fire.

Firefighting forces arrived promptly to extinguish the fire. Photo: Trung Hieu
This is a natural forest area with many reeds, reeds and other plants, combined with prolonged hot weather, so the fire spread very quickly. Firefighting was very difficult.
By 10:30 p.m. the same day, after more than 8 hours of firefighting, the fire was basically under control. More than 1.5 hectares of forest were completely burned.

On the evening of June 24, in Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district,A pine forest fire broke out. Immediately after discovering the forest fire, local forest rangers, along with soldiers and militia, quickly arrived at the scene to carry out a forest fire fighting plan.

About 4 hectares of forest in Thanh Lam, Thanh Chuong were burned down. Photo: Van Truong


Thanh Chuong forest rangers use blowers to put out the fire. Photo: Van Truong

By nearly 3 a.m. on June 25, the fire was successfully controlled. The forest fire area was about 4 hectares, the cause of the fire is being clarified by the authorities.

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