More information about the fire and explosion at Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory

(Baonghean.vn) – Information from the factory and authorities confirmed that the fire and explosion on October 15, 2017 at Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory completely damaged 1 primer coating machine, 1 primer drying chamber; the pressure of the explosion damaged a number of technological pipelines in other areas.

» Big fire at Hoa Sen Nghe An factory, estimated damage of billions of dong

On October 20, 2017, Nghe An Newspaper received Official Letter No. 157/CV/HSG/VP2-2007 from Hoa Sen Group Corporation in response to the information reported by the newspaper. In the letter, the company stated: At about 2:30 a.m. on October 15, 2017, at the location of the primer drying oven of the color plating line 1 of Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Co., Ltd., Lot CN 1-8, Dong Hoi Industrial Park, Quynh Lap Commune, Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An Province, there was an explosion. After that, a fire broke out at the primer coating machine in front of the primer drying oven.

After discovering the fire, the Company's Fire Prevention and Fighting Team, together with workers in the color plating line, extinguished the fire in the area. 10 minutes later, the fire was completely extinguished. At 2:50 a.m., Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department No. 4 dispatched a fire truck to coordinate with the factory to spray water to cool the machinery and equipment in the line. The fire did not cause any human casualties; property damage was insignificant; the cause of the fire is being clarified.

Paint spraying system of Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory after the fire and explosion.

The document further stated that on October 15, 2017, Nghe An Newspaper published an article titled:“Big fire at Hoa Sen Nghe An factory, estimated damage of billions of dong”. Posting information with the title "billions of dong in damage" when the actual property damage is insignificant will cause confusion for readers and affect the image and brand of Hoa Sen Group. Hoa Sen Group respectfully requests the People's Committee of Nghe An province and your newspaper to consider removing or correcting the article to avoid confusing information and not affecting Hoa Sen Group.

First of all, Nghe An Newspaper would like to sincerely thank Hoa Sen Group for its attention, monitoring and support. After receiving the dispatch, Nghe An Newspaper has organized to verify and assess the information source from relevant authorities. On that basis, Nghe An Newspaper would like to respond to the content of the dispatch of Hoa Sen Group Joint Stock Company as follows:

Firstly, on October 15, 2017, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper published the news: "Big fire at Hoa Sen Nghe An factory, estimated damage of billions of dong". On October 16, 2017, in issue 11267, Nghe An Newspaper published the news: "Big fire at Hoa Sen factory in Hoang Mai town". The information content was collected by reporters and verified by responsible authorities. From that information, Nghe An Newspaper reported the fire and explosion at Hoa Sen Nghe An factory on the morning of October 15, 2017 on an objective and honest basis.

In addition, the information published by the newspaper has not mentioned the actual value of damage after the fire and explosion at the Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory. And up to this point, the company and the authorities have not specifically counted the value of damage in the fire and explosion. The newspaper's information stating "estimated damage of billions of dong" is only an estimate, not specifically confirming the actual value of damage to the Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory after the fire and explosion.

The primer drying chamber area caught fire and exploded.

Second, Nghe An Newspaper affirmed that the information in the newspaper had been verified by the authorities. Furthermore, the reports of the authorities and the reports of Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory both confirmed that the fire and explosion had caused damage to the company. Specifically, the fire and explosion on October 15, 2017 at Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory completely damaged 1 primer coating machine, 1 primer drying chamber; the pressure of the explosion damaged a number of technological pipelines in other areas. Thus, the property damage of Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory after the fire and explosion was real and the content reported by Nghe An Newspaper was objective.

Third, Nghe An Newspaper believes that, with the damage caused by the fire and explosion on October 15, 2017 at Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory, the important thing now is to overcome the consequences of the fire and explosion, replace damaged equipment to quickly bring the production line back to stable operation. The information reported by the newspaper does not affect the image and brand of Hoa Sen Group as the company stated.

The fire and explosion were unfortunate events, beyond the wishes of the company, Nghe An Newspaper and the whole society. However, with its political and social functions and duties, Nghe An Newspaper has the responsibility to report the events taking place in the province in the most timely, accurate and objective manner.

Many assets of Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory were severely damaged after the fire and explosion.

The purpose of Nghe An Newspaper when reporting the fire and explosion at Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory on October 15 is to serve as a warning to businesses in fire prevention and fighting work, so that similar unfortunate incidents do not happen, causing damage to people, property as well as affecting the production and business situation of businesses. At the same time, it is a common lesson for businesses in fire prevention and fighting work, thereby helping businesses pay more attention to this work, in order to improve the efficiency of production and business activities, contributing to the overall development of Nghe An province and the whole country.

Finally, Nghe An Newspaper once again thanks Hoa Sen Group Corporation for its timely response. Nghe An Newspaper hopes to continue receiving the attention and support of Hoa Sen Group so that both can develop together, contributing to building a rich and civilized country.

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