Lightning struck and burned down three cow sheds in Thanh Chuong.
Annam•August 26, 2024 15:12
During the night, lightning struck and burned down 3 cow sheds of a household in Thanh Luong commune (Thanh Chuong). Currently, local people are calling on everyone to join hands to help the affected family.
On the night of August 25, there was a thunderstorm and lightning in Thanh Chuong district. In hamlet 5, Thanh Luong commune, lightning struck and burned down 3 cow sheds of Mr. Nguyen Tri Thai's family. Photo: An Nam According to Mr. Thai, when it was raining heavily with strong thunder and lightning, his family of three gathered in a closed room in the house. When he heard a loud thunder, he stepped out of the room and saw that a fire had broken out in his cowshed. Photo: An NamHearing the call, some people around ran to help his family put out the fire. Due to the power outage, the well could not pump water, so water pipes had to be pulled from surrounding households, making firefighting difficult, mainly controlling the fire from spreading to the house and surrounding households. Photo: An NamThe lightning strike burned down three tiled cowsheds, leaving only the concrete frame and surrounding walls. Photo: An NamMr. Thai added that when he discovered the fire, he quickly opened the cowshed door to save two cows in the barn and a pig, and dragged some other valuable items out of the cowshed. Photo: An NamMore than 30 horizontal beams he bought to build a house, along with some wood for the cowshed and straw, were burned down. Some of the wood was burnt to a crisp, broken into three or four pieces. Photo: An NamMr. Thai's wife said: On the morning of August 26, people in Hamlet 5, Thanh Luong Commune, along with neighbors, helped the family clean up the aftermath of the fire, collect ash, broken tiles, and clean up remaining bamboo and wood. Photo: An NamThe circuit breaker box in Mr. Thai's house was blown up by lightning. As of this afternoon, his family has temporarily lost power, and relatives are trying to restore power to the family. Photo: An NamMr. Nguyen Sy Lam - Vice Chairman of Thanh Luong Commune People's Committee said: When the fire broke out, he was also present at the scene. Currently, local people are calling on everyone to join hands to donate to support the affected family to rebuild the cowshed and stabilize their lives. Photo: An Nam
