Hundreds of Nghe An residents try to put out the fire at the kiosk
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of the 29th of Tet, hundreds of people and authorities tried to extinguish a fire at a veterinary medicine kiosk in Tan Xuan hamlet, Xuan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh).
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The scene of hundreds of people trying to put out the fire at a kiosk in Tan Xuan hamlet, Xuan Thanh commune on the afternoon of the 29th of Tet. Photo: XH |
Around 4pm on the 29thLunar New Year of the Tiger, at a house which is a veterinary medicine kiosk named Phuc Hau in Gam market area, Tan Xuan hamlet, Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, a big fire broke out.
When discovering fire and smoke coming from the above kiosk, local people and authorities, along with the police force... used mini fire extinguishers, buckets, basins... to scoop water to put out the fire.
According to residents living in the Gam market area, the owner of the kiosk may have locked the door to go home for Tet, so there was no one in the kiosk when the fire broke out. After about 30 minutes, the fire was extinguished, but almost all the property in the kiosk was damaged by the fire. According to residents, the cause of the fire may have been due toshort circuit.
Authorities are currently examining the scene, investigating the cause and calculating the damage of the fire./.