Fire burns down bagasse processing factory, 1 worker injured

Dozens of police officers and five fire trucks were dispatched to the nearly 1,000 m2 bagasse processing factory.²to put out the fire. After 3 hours, the fire was at risk of spreading to neighboring homes.

Dozens of fire police officers and 5 fire trucks were dispatched to put out the fire.

At around 11am on July 9, a large fire broke out in Phu Thuy village, My Son commune (Ninh Son, Ninh Thuan), burning down a bagasse processing factory of nearly 1,000 square meters, injuring one worker.

Mr. Tu Ngoc Hieu (43 years old, a worker at a bagasse processing factory) said that at the time, the workers were having lunch when they discovered the fire. The fire encountered flammable materials and the hot weather quickly spread, forcing everyone to run outside.

A worker said that the same morning the factory hired a welder to do repairs in the factory.

According to Mr. Hieu, when the incident happened, Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan (59 years old, worker) risked his life to save property and was injured and had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.

Ninh Thuan Province Police Department dispatched 5 fire trucks and dozens of soldiers to the scene. The fire was difficult to extinguish because the factory was nearly 1,000 square meters wide.

As of 2 p.m., the fire department was still actively trying to put out the fire, but to no avail. The fire was in danger of spreading to neighboring houses.

The fire broke out at Tan Nhat Minh Company’s bagasse processing plant. The company buys bagasse and corn cobs to grind and press into cakes.

According to Zing