Pine forest on Hong Linh mountain burned like a sea of ​​fire

Immediately after receiving the news of the forest fire, Nghi Xuan district mobilized more than 400 people including the following forces: Forest rangers, soldiers (District Military Command), Special Forces Battalion D31 (Command of Military Region 4), District Police and local people along with vehicles to focus on extinguishing the fire.

Photo: Trung Kien

The fire spread. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Fire threatens people's homes. Photo: Sach Nguyen

The fire spread further and further, crossing the firebreak that authorities had just cleared to prevent the fire from spreading.

At around 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, local authorities had to evacuate a number of households at risk of being affected.

The fire raged from above, making it very difficult to put out. Photo: Sach Nguyen.

The fire created a giant streak of light in the dark night. Photo: Sach Nguyen.

After more than 8 hours of unsuccessful efforts to put out the fire, at 9:30 p.m. on June 28, the fire continued to spread and approached the houses of households in residential group 1, Xuan An town (Nghi Xuan - Ha Tinh).

Fires are approaching the houses of many households in residential group 1, Xuan An town. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Many households had to evacuate their homes. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Authorities tried to put out the fire. Photo: Trung Kien

Photo: Trung Kien

A young soldier drenched in sweat after many hours of saving the forest. Photo: Trung Kien

Young soldiers quickly eat meals provided by locals. Photo: Trung Kien

A moment of rest by the forest of the functional forces. Photo: Trung Kien

Forest rangers spent a sleepless night fighting forest fires. Photo: Trung Kien

To limit the spread of the fire, authorities had to both put out the fire and build a runway to block it. Photo: Trung Kien

Nearly 1,000 people from the provincial Military Command, Ha Tinh Provincial Police, and Nghi Xuan District authorities actively participated in fighting the fire and supporting 80 households in residential group 1, Xuan An town to evacuate their properties, avoiding loss of life and property when the fire spread.

Deploying the construction of a firebreak at the foot of the mountain. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Nghi Xuan district authorities both participated in fire fighting and assisted people in evacuating their property. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Faced with the critical situation of the fire, Nghe An province provided 5 modern firefighting vehicles and 30 rescue officers and soldiers to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

On the evening of June 28, the fire was still raging on the mountain top. Photo: Sach Nguyen.

As of 10:30 p.m. on June 28, the fire continued to spread on the mountaintop. The plan proposed by the firefighting forces was to cut the road around the foot of the mountain and spray water to create a trench to prevent the fire from spreading to people's houses. According to initial statistics, the surrounding houses were protected, there were no human casualties, but several hundred hectares of forest were burned down.