The risk of fire has been raised to the fourth level in the area near Dai Mountain in An Giang province’s Tinh Bien district.(Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in the Mekong Delta are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning boards as the area’s forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season. An Giang province’s authorities have raised the fire risk to the fourth level, out of a total of five, as the risk of large forest fires increases, especially in cajuput forests in mountainous districts. The province has prepared firefighting facilities, including trucks to transport firefighters, fire extinguishers, pumps, and water containers on the top of mountains. Truong Minh Hung, deputy head of An Giang province’s Forest Protection Sub-department, said that forest owners had prepared well for fire prevention. The sub-department has set up seven firebreaks with a combined total area of 27ha in Cam and Phu Cuong mountains … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta acts to prevent forest fires in dry season
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Delta takes steps to prevent forest fires during dry season
Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning boards as the area’s forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season. An Giang provincial authorities have raised the fire risk to the fourth level, out of a total of five, as the risk of large forest fires increases, especially in cajuput forests in mountainous districts. The province has prepared firefighting facilities, including trucks to transport firefighters, fire extinguishers, pumps, and water containers on the top of mountains. Trương Minh Hùng, deputy head of the An Giang Province’s Forest Protection Sub-department, said that forest owners had prepared well for fire prevention. The sub-department has set up seven firebreaks with a combined total area of 27ha in Cấm and Phú Cường mountains and Trà Sư cajeput forest. It plans to carry out prescribed fires on a … [Read more...] about Delta takes steps to prevent forest fires during dry season
Factory producing modern fire extinguishing systems inaugurated
Present at the event were Jeong Woo-jin, Consul General of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, and Major General Pham Van Thuc, Deputy Director of the Police Department for Fire Prevention and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security. Cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the factory With a total investment of USD 3 million, the factory covered on an area of nearly 10,000sq.m and is designed to produce more than 172,000 products each year. In his remarks, General Thuc hoped that there will be more factories producing high-quality firefighting equipment in Vietnam, contributing to considerably reducing the number of fire incidents and damages. He also underlined the important role of the factory in the country’s fire extinguishing industry, adding that this would offer a chance for Vietnamese customers to use modern firefighting systems at reasonable prices. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Factory producing modern fire extinguishing systems inaugurated
Frozen warehouse in Binh Thuan catches fire
According to the initial information, in the early morning, the warehouse’s workers tried to extinguish the fire with mini fire extinguishers but their efforts were in vain. The fire broke out rapidly. Employees of the dragon fruit warehouse could not extinguish the fire and so more than 50 fire fighters were mobilized to the scene to battle with the blaze. When the recue force came, the fire spread throughout most of the warehouse. Due to the smoldering fire, firefighters had to break the doors down to access the fire. Black smoke bellowed due to the warehouse storing flammable materials such as paper carton boxes and nylons. Firefighters had to wear respiratory masks to go inside. It took them several hours to bring the blaze under control. The fruit was scheduled to be exported to China. More than 100 tons of dragon fruits were damaged. The fire caused huge property losses. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. According to the … [Read more...] about Frozen warehouse in Binh Thuan catches fire
Đà Nẵng motel fire extinguished
Two fire engines were quickly sent to the scene of the fire. — VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Văn Nhiều Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — Firefighters in the city of Đà Nẵng extinguished a fire at the three-storey Bảo Hoàng Motel on Kinh Dương Vương Street, Liên Chiểu District on May 1. No casualties were reported. At 10.30am, local residents detected smoke rising from the third storey of the motel which was locked from the outside. Twelve firefighters and two engines were mobilised to tackle the fire. By 11.00am, the fire was brought under control. Nguyễn Thị Kim, an owner of the Bảo Hoàng Motel, said that it had been closed for renovations since February. The cause of the fire is under investigation. — VNS … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng motel fire extinguished