Mr. Hoang Trung Thong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Ninh commune - said that on the night of August 21, a forest fire occurred in the Cao Vong mountain area, Ky Ninh commune, causing the government to mobilize about 300 people including border guards and military. , police, forest rangers, officers, militia and self-defense, and local people participated in putting out the fire.
At about 0:30 a.m., the fire was extinguished. The area where the fire occurred is near the Melaleuca forest of the people. The burned area has not been specifically counted, but it is mainly wild trees and wild myrtle.
The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by authorities.