Hanoi City Police investigate forest fire at Ba Vi National Park

Scene of the forest fire at Ba Vi National Park on the evening of April 19. Photo: Ba Vi National Park

Authorities try to approach the forest fire. Photo: CAHN

Accordingly, at 9:00 p.m. on April 19, a forest fire broke out in Lat village, Minh Quang commune. After receiving the report, the City Police Command Information Center dispatched 3 command vehicles, 6 fire trucks and more than 40 officers and soldiers to the scene to coordinate with the Ba Vi National Park rangers, militia and local people to extinguish the fire.

According to Director of Ba Vi National Park Do Huu The, the fire broke out in dry weather conditions, strong winds, and rugged mountainous terrain, making it impossible for specialized vehicles to access the fire area. Authorities quickly applied the "4 on-site" principle, using manual means such as blowers, knives, fire extinguishers, etc. to contain and contain the fire. Thanks to that, after more than 1 hour of implementing fire extinguishing measures, at around 10:30 p.m. the same day, the fire was basically controlled and completely extinguished.

Firefighters extinguished the ashes to prevent the fire from spreading. Photo: CAHN

The fire area is located in plots 1 and 2, sub-zone 7, in the ecological protection forest subdivision, at an altitude of about 200-300m. The type of forest that burned is a special-use forest, including planted forests, regenerated trees, small trees, vines, bushes, cypress trees, and ginger. Currently, the authorities are measuring and determining the damaged forest area, assessing the impact of the fire and clarifying the cause of the fire...

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