Forest fire lasted for many hours in Bai Chay ward

Kinhtedothi - On January 9, a large forest fire broke out in the hill area of ​​​​Group 1, Zone 4, Bai Chay Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh. By 10:00 p.m. the same day, the fire had not been completely extinguished, although it had been basically controlled to prevent it from spreading to neighboring areas.

The fire started at 10:15 a.m. on January 9. Immediately after receiving the information, hundreds of officers and soldiers from the fire department, forest rangers, army and local authorities quickly arrived at the scene to put out the fire.

Scene of the forest fire. Photo: Hang Ngan

However, dry weather conditions and strong winds caused the fire to spread quickly and flare up violently, especially when many dry trees felled by Typhoon Yagi earlier became fuel for the fire.

Authorities used a variety of equipment to create a firebreak and extinguish the fire. Although the fire did not threaten residential areas, it was difficult to control the fire.

In the evening, the fire suddenly flared up again, spreading to the hill area in Zone 7, Bai Chay Ward, increasing the total area of ​​burned forest to about 1 hectare. As of late January 9, there were still some small fire spots and the fire fighting force was still handling them.

It is worth mentioning that this hill area had many consecutive forest fires from December 17-19, 2024.

Currently, authorities continue to monitor and handle remaining fire spots, while coordinating with specialized agencies to investigate the cause and assess the damage.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/quang-ninh-chay-rung-keo-dai-nhieu-gio-tai-phuong-bai-chay.html