40-year-old pine forest in Nghe An caught fire
(Baonghean.vn) - Although authorities and local residents worked all night to put out the fire, this morning, June 27, the fire continued to flare up in a 40-year-old pine forest in Khanh Son commune (Nam Dan).
| Provincial armed forces and Military Region 4 put out forest fire. Clip: Trong Kien |
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| On the night of June 26, a fire broke out in the pine forest area of Khanh Son commune, under the management of the Nam Dan District Special-Use Forest Management Board and the Khanh Son Commune People's Committee. This area covers an area of nearly 700 hectares. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| Faced with the above situation, to prevent the fire from breaking out again, Nam Dan district directed and mobilized more militia and self-defense forces of Khanh Son commune, police, forest rangers and local people to coordinate with officers and soldiers of Brigade 414 to cut a 3m wide firebreak and extinguish the ashes to prevent the fire from spreading. Photo: Duy Dong |
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| After a sleepless night fighting the forest fire, officers and soldiers of the 414th Engineer Brigade controlled the fire in hamlet 3. As of 8 a.m. this morning, June 27, the fire was still raging fiercely in hamlet 1, Khanh Son. Nam Dan. Photo: Van Truong |
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| The fire area has a steep slope and thick vegetation, making firefighting difficult. Photo: Trong Kien. |
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| Soldiers of the 414th Engineer Brigade create a firebreak to prevent the fire from spreading. Photo: Trong Kien |
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| According to initial statistics, almost the entire pine forest in hamlet 3 and hamlet 1 of Khanh Son commune was burned down, with an estimated total area of nearly 10 hectares. The cause of the fire is being investigated and clarified by authorities. Places where the fire had been extinguished are still burning again. Photo: Van Truong |
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| Mr. Vo Trong Cuong - Head of Nam Dan Forest Ranger Department said: This is a pine forest over 40 years old, managed by Khanh Son commune, with dense vegetation, steep terrain, and a large burned area, so it is very difficult to put out the fire. Photo: Van Truong. |
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| Graphics: Lam Tung |
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