Village has nearly 20 fires in 3 months, people are confused

(Baonghean.vn) -For the past few months,Many fires continuously occurred inLuan Phuong hamlet, Dong Van commune (Thanh Chuong, Nghe An)cause not foundmaking people extremely confused.

Within 3 months (June 19 – September 22), Luan Phuong hamlet had 18 fires, in 11 households, including fires in houses, straw houses, haystacks, buffalo and cow pens. Among them, there was 1 house, 2 buffalo and cow pens, the rest were haystacks, straw houses…

From June to September, there are fires every month. Fires occur regardless of day or night, but are concentrated between 11am and 1pm and 7pm and 10pm every day, regardless of hot or cold weather.

The first fire was two stacks of straw burning at the house of Mrs. Tran Thi Thuy (71 years old) on June 19. That day, after the first stack of straw burned, people sprayed water on the remaining stack of straw, but only a few dozen minutes later, this stack of straw also completely burned.

Mrs. Tran Thi Cong's cowshed, after the fire, only a few walls remained.

The day with the most fires was in 4 houses - July 24: Mrs. Le Thi Ba's house burned down 2 thatched houses; Mr. Le The Hung's thatched house burned down; Mr. Le The Quan's 3 cowsheds burned down; Mrs. Tran Thi Cong's cowshed burned down.

Of the 11 houses that caught fire, 7 burned once, 2 burned twice, 1 burned 3 times, and 1 burned 4 times. The heaviest damage was the fire in the 3-room house of Mrs. Le Thi An (80 years old), who now has to live in the kitchen, and the 3-room cowshed of Mr. Le Vinh Quan burned down, forcing the family to build a completely new barn.

Mrs. Le Thi An's three-room house is now just a pile of burnt wood.

The most recent fires occurred in four families. Mr. Le Van Luong's house caught fire in a straw pile on September 16 and was put out. Mr. Nguyen Duy Tho's house caught fire in a straw house on the evening of September 18 while the family was watching TV, causing 6 sao of straw to be completely burned, and the roofing sheet on the straw house was shattered. The houses of Mr. Le The Hung and Mrs. Tran Thi Thuy continued to catch fire in their straw houses and straw piles on the day and night of September 22. What was special was that it rained almost all day that day, and Mrs. Thuy's straw pile in the garden was soaked with water and still caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was put out in time by everyone.

Mr. Nguyen Duy Tho's straw house burned down on the night of September 18.

In the first fires, locals thought it was someone's negligence or children's play, but after that, many fires occurred continuously, the cause of which was not discovered, causing many people to panic.

Mr. Le The Hung's straw house caught fire on the night of September 22. The fire was promptly discovered and extinguished.

Faced with the above situation, functional forces from the commune to the district, specifically the militia, Dong Van commune police, Thanh Chuong district police, have come to the hamlet to investigate and control the situation, but fires still occur.

The strange thing is that many fires happened inexplicably. Mrs. Le Thi An said that that day, her house was drying about 5 bundles of straw in the middle of the yard, but in the afternoon, a fire suddenly broke out, spread to the house, and was too late to put out. The straw houses here are solidly built, with only one very small door, carefully covered, but still burned, either from the outside door in, or from the middle out...

The consecutive fires of unknown cause have left families in the neighborhood confused and worried.

Mr. Tran Duc Thuan, the head of Luan Phuong hamlet, confirmed: The hamlet has 135 households, and there are no drug addicts. The families that were burned down were all hard-working, lived in harmony, and had no conflicts with anyone. Both the cadres and the people of my hamlet are having a headache because of the fire.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Chuong, Chairman of Dong Van Commune People's Committee said: "Recently, in Luan Phuong hamlet, there have been many fires. The commune has directed the inspection forces to grasp the situation, create support records for the families affected by the damage, report to the superiors, request investigation, and find out the cause of the incident. Thanh Chuong District Police have come to inspect and consider, but the commune has not received any specific conclusions yet."

Fire pipes at Mr. Nguyen Duy Tho's house

Currently, many households in the neighborhood have bought water pumps, car washers, water tanks, and prepared buckets, basins, and nozzles… as soon as someone in the neighborhood calls out about a fire, they are ready to rush over to help. At night, all households keep the lights on all night to easily detect and promptly put out fires.

Ms. Tran Thi Thuy - a resident who has been burned three times said: "Since the fire, people here have been extremely confused, worried wherever they go. We hope that authorities at all levels will step in, investigate the cause, and have a timely solution, so that people can live and work in peace."

Huy Thu