The fire company is suspended
At 5:00 p.m. the same day, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police of Binh Duong Provincial Police were still extinguishing the fire at the wooden furniture manufacturing company in Khanh Binh ward, Tan Uyen city, Binh Duong province. Although the fire has been controlled, the fire is still smoldering inside .
According to records, the fire scene was two thousands of square meter factories located close to each other. A factory's corrugated iron roof completely collapsed. Meanwhile, in another factory next door, 2/3 of the corrugated iron roof collapsed.
Inside the factories, many machines, raw materials, and wooden furniture about to be finished products were destroyed by fire.
The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Binh Duong Provincial Police said that the company that caused the fire has foreign investment. Before the fire, the company's operations were suspended according to the decision of Tan Uyen City Police. The fire area is estimated at about 3,000 square meters.
The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Binh Duong Provincial Police said that the factory has brick wall structure, steel frame and corrugated iron roof. The main source of fire is beds, cabinets, tables and chairs.
Workers worry about unemployment
Until the evening of the same day, Ms. Nguyen Truc Ly (49 years old, from Ca Mau) was still in shock. Ms. Ly's entire family, including her husband and her son, all work in the company. Every month, including overtime, she earns about 9 million VND. Now the company is burned to the ground, making her very worried about work and life in the following days.
"At that time, I was on my lunch break and heard my colleagues report a fire, so we quickly cleaned up our things. The fire broke out very quickly. I was working as a hired laborer, the company caught fire, I was very sad, I fainted, I had to be helped by two people." "I'm old, I'm used to working at a company, and now that the company has burned down like this, I don't know if I can still work anymore" - Ms. Ly shared.
Returning to his room, still worried, Mr. Hoang Van Thuc (30 years old, from Nghe An) shared: "I have worked at the company since 2017 until now. I am currently having difficulties because I was just scammed. Online scam and lost all the money in the account (9.7 million VND). This afternoon, the company caught fire, I don't know what will happen in the future us in this difficult time."
"I work as an assembly coordinator, and earn about 9 million VND each month. Now the company is on fire, we don't know the damage and how it will operate in the coming days" - Mr. Danh Hieu (26 years old, from Soc Trang). expressed concern).
The union reviews plans to support workers
On the evening of the same day, talking to reporters, the leader of the Labor Confederation of Binh Duong province said that the unit had sent officers to grasp information about the situation of the fire in the enterprise. Initially determined, there are about 500 employees working in this company. Currently, the Union is reviewing and making plans to support workers.
