Rice harvester caught fire in the middle of the field
(Baonghean.vn) - At around 12:35 noon on May 19, a rice harvester caught fire in a field in Hamlet 2, Lac Son Commune, Do Luong District.
At the time of the fire, the harvester was operating in the field, although the fire brigade directly sprayed water.fire fighting, but due to the hot weather and a lot of straw around, the fire flared up fiercely, causing many parts of the harvester to burn, causing quite a lot of damage.
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| Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team No. 5 tries to spray water to put out the fire on the harvester. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
When the fire broke out, the harvester operator quickly escaped from the vehicle. Fire Police Team No. 5 mobilized 2 fire trucks and 12 officers and soldiers to the scene in time to promptly extinguish the fire.
It is known that the harvester driver is Mr. Tran Dinh Van, from Lac Son commune. The harvester is worth about 700 million VND.
The initial cause of the fire was determined to be due to the harvester operating continuously from early morning until the time of the fire, the machine parts were too hot, sticking to the straw in the field.
