April 04, 2018 | 22:04 (GMT+7)
Hundreds of troops combat forest fires
PANO - On April 2 and 3, the armed forces of the provinces of Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh and Hai Phong city worked to extinguish three forest fires in the localities.
About 1.5 hectares of forest in Thuy Son commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city, caught fire at 10:30 on April 3. Immediately, the local authorities mobilized 176 people, including 105 troops and militiamen, and eight firefighting appliances and tenders to extinguish the fire by 13:30 the same day.
Previously, at 14:00 on April 2, two hectares of forest in Ha Khanh ward, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province also consumed by the flames. The city’s leadership deployed 132 people, including 100 troops and militiamen and five specialized vehicles to the scene, helping put out the fire by 17:00 the same day.
At 16:30 on April 2, a fire broke out at a two-hectare forest in Dan Tien commune, Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province. After receiving the news, the Vo Nhai district People’s Committee mobilized 125 people, including 65 troops and militiamen, to extinguish the fire by 18:00 the same day.
Translated by Song Anh