Hundreds of people put out the fire to save the pine forest burning in the hot sun in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - At 1:00 p.m. on June 30, a forest fire broke out in the pine forest area bordering Trang Son and Hong Son communes (Do Luong district, Nghe An).
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| The fire started in the pine forest area of Hamlet 1, Trang Son Commune. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
The fire started in the pine forest of hamlet 1 (Trang Son commune) and then spread to the pine forest of Hong Son commune.
Immediately after the fire broke out, the authorities of the two communes mobilized forces to put out the forest fire. With the hot weather of 39 degrees Celsius, accompanied by strong winds, the fire spread rapidly and fiercely.
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| The weather was hot and sunny, the fire spread rapidly and fiercely. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
The mobile militia platoon, village team leader, cadres, civil servants and workers of Trang Son and Hong Son communes; forest fire fighting force of Do Luong Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. and local people were present in time to contain and extinguish the fire.
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| Forces were mobilized promptly to put out the fire and save the forest. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
With efforts to save the forest, although the terrain of the fire bordering the two communes was very difficult to travel, with many deep ravines and steep forest slopes, after 3 hours of using rudimentary tools and blowers to put out the fire, the entire fire area bordering the two communes was extinguished.
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| After 3 hours the fire was extinguished. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
The area of damage caused by the fire has not yet been estimated./.
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