At noon on December 19, speaking with reporters, the leader of Nghia Hai Commune People's Committee confirmed that a fire had just occurred in the area.

Accordingly, at around 10am the same day, a fire suddenly broke out at the warehouse of a leather shoe company in hamlet 3, Phu Tho (Nghia Hai commune), and the fire quickly spread throughout the warehouse.

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Fire at a shoe company warehouse. Photo: Screenshot

Upon receiving the news, local authorities and the Fire Prevention and Rescue Force quickly mobilized fire fighting vehicles to the scene to handle the fire.

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Fire trucks were mobilized to the scene. Photo: VL

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Fire scene.

Up to now, the fire has been controlled, there have been no human casualties.

“The fire broke out in the company’s warehouse, separate from the production area where workers were working. The initial cause was determined to be an electrical short circuit,” said a leader of the People’s Committee of Nghia Hai commune.