Forest fire in Tuyen Quang, more than 1,000 people participated in extinguishing the fire at night

According to a quick report from the People's Committee of Yen Son district, at around 12 o'clock on March 21, at lot 15, section 559, map according to decision 248 of the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province in the Nghiem mountain area, Hoang Khai commune, Yen Son district, a forest fire broke out.

The initial cause was determined to be due to people burning vegetation on the field, due to dry weather and strong winds leading to uncontrolled fire spreading to surrounding areas.

Comrade Nguyen The Giang, member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, directly went to the scene to direct the fire fighting work.

Currently, the burnt forest area is a bamboo forest that has been burned, the vegetation is thick, and the dry weather makes it very difficult to contain and prevent the fire from spreading.

Colonel Do Tien Thuy, Deputy Director of Tuyen Quang Provincial Police, said that due to the complex terrain of the area, it was impossible to bring water up, so the maximum force was mobilized, walking through the forest about 3 km, using human strength to create a fire-divided runway.

To support Hoang Khai commune in preventing the spread of forest fires, the Provincial Police force, the Provincial Military Command, the Military Command of Yen Son district; militia from neighboring communes and wards: Kim Phu, An Tuong, My Lam (Tuyen Quang city); Nhu Khe, Nhu Han (Yen Son) quickly approached the area to support the authorities and people of Hoang Khai to continue expanding the firebreak, minimizing the spread of fire.

People of Tuyen Quang city also provided large amounts of drinking water, food, and medical bandages to support those working to fight the forest fire.

Authorities also require people without duties to absolutely not enter the fire area as it is life-threatening.

Information from Yen Son District People's Committee and Provincial Forest Rangers, to23:45, the forces made a runway about 700 m long and over 5 m wide. The rangers' audio-visual equipment estimated that over 20 hectares of forest were burned.

24 hours:People from Kim Phu, An Tuong communes, My Lam, Nhu Khe, and Nhu Han wards joined in fighting the fire. People from wards in Tuyen Quang city quickly donated and transported necessities to support the fire fighting force.

Arrive0:00 March 22The fire at Nghiem mountain, Hoang Khai commune is basically under control.

According to a report from Yen Son district, up to now, more than 1,000 people including soldiers, police, militia and people of Hoang Khai commune have participated in fighting the fire, creating nearly 1,000 m of runway to prevent the fire from spreading.

Currently, the firefighting forces are still actively controlling the fires, preventing them from spreading to dangerous areas. According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Thanh, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command, the fire has been basically controlled, only spreading to the cliff slopes, the remaining locations have firebreaks. Since noon on March 21, the Provincial Military Command has mobilized 160 officers and soldiers and 170 militiamen to participate in controlling the fire. At this time, the soldiers are still on duty, monitoring the fire.

At the time0:45 am March 22According to the People's Committee of Yen Son district, to minimize the spread of fire to other forests, during the night, the district arranged 800 people from the forest fire prevention and fighting mobile team, police, army, and militia to be on duty at the scene to be ready to respond when bad situations occur.