PANO – A fire broke out at 10.30am on August 17th, on a cajuput forest in Thuy Lap hamlet, Quang Loi commune, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien – Hue province.

Troops extinguishing the blaze

Receiving the information, the district’s Military Command sent 20 troops to the scene, in collaboration with militiamen, local police and people, to extinguish the fire.

The blaze was far away from residential areas but it took the extinguishers two hours to put out the fire due to the strong Southern wind.

About ten hectares of the forest was burnt down and the reason for the fire was under investigation.

Translated by Thuy Duong