Nghe An: Fishing boat fire at night causes billions of dong in damage
(Baonghean.vn) - After preparing fishing gear on the boat to go fishing, a fire broke out from the hull of the boat, burning all assets and machinery, with estimated damage of billions of dong.
The fire broke out at 10:10 p.m. last night (August 5) on fishing boat NA 95959 of a fisherman in Quynh Lap ward, Hoang Mai town.
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Flames rising from the ship's hull. Photo: Hong Hai |
Accordingly, at the above time, when preparing fishing gear on the boat to go fishing, a fire broke out from the hull of the boat. The crew immediately called Fire Prevention Unit No. 4 stationed in the town.
Immediately, dozens of officers and firefighters were present with specialized equipment to help control the fire, but due to the dry weather, after more than an hour of fighting the fire, all fishing gear and equipment on the ship were completely burned.
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Fire police force arrived promptly to put out the fire. Photo: Hong Hai |
Upon receiving information that a fishing boat had caught fire at night, Secretary of the Hoang Mai Town Party Committee Vo Van Dung promptly arrived at the scene of the fire and directed the mass organization to coordinate with the fire police force to rescue the boat.
Initial estimates of the damage to machinery and assets on the ship were estimated to be in the billions of dong, but fortunately there were no casualties.