Nghe An: Thousands of people work hard under the hot sun to put out fires and save the forest.

Quang An - Van Truong• June 27, 2020 14:28

(Baonghean.vn) - As of 2:00 p.m. on June 27, the pine forest fire in Dien Loi commune, Dien Chau district was still out of control. Forces were working hard under the hot sun to put out the fire and save the forest.

At around 4am on June 27, a fire broke out in the Chin Cuc mountain area, hamlet 6, Dien Loi commune (Dien Chau). By 2pm, the fire had not yet been controlled and was becoming more and more complicated. In the photo: The fire created a large area of black smoke, clearly visible from National Highway 1A. Photo: Quang An

At the foot of the hill in the fire area, huge plumes of smoke appeared before the big fire. Photo: Van Truong

Due to hot weather, high temperature, strong southwest wind, the fire broke out more and more fiercely. Photo: Quang An

When the fire broke out, Dien Chau district authorities mobilized the district police force, the district military agency, the local militia and thousands of people to the scene to put out the fire. Photo: Quang An

The forces worked hard under the hot sun to put out the forest fire for many hours. Photo: Van Truong

In addition to extinguishing the fire, the force also built a firebreak to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas. Photo: Quang An

After many hours of fighting the fire, most of the forces were exhausted, their faces were covered in sweat. Photo: Quang An

However, they only rested in place and were always ready to promptly handle fires that could flare up again at any time in the hot weather. Photo: Van Truong