Hundreds of Nghe An people put out the fire on a billion-dollar fishing boat

(Baonghean.vn)- On the evening of March 10, hundreds of people from Tien Thuy commune, Quynh Luu district gathered at Phong Thang fishing wharf to put out a fishing boat fire.

At that time, the NA 99899TS ship was moored at the wharf and suddenly caught fire. People present at the fishing wharf immediately came to put out the fire and reported it to the fire police force.

The fishing boat was on fire,

About 30 minutes later, Nghe An Fire Police Department No. 4 (located in Hoang Mai town) dispatched 2 fire trucks and 1 pump to the scene to put out the fire. Half an hour later, the fire was completely controlled.

People join in fire fighting.

After the fire was extinguished, all crew members quickly went down to the hold to pump oil into the tank to prevent the fire from flaring up again. On the ship, dozens of crew members and people gathered to help the fishing boat in distress.

The ship's cabin was smashed to put out the fire.

The fire severely damaged the entire machinery system of the 8 billion ship. The initial cause of the fire was determined to be an electrical battery short circuit.

After the fire was controlled, people continued to pump oil out of the oil tank to prevent the fire from rekindling.

It is known that the fishing boat that caught fire was captained by Nguyen Quoc Tien, Phong Thai village, Tien Thuy commune. The boat had 13 crew members and had only been in operation for a short time when it caught fire.

Viet Hung