In the afternoon of May 30, in an exchange with Lao Dong Newspaper, leaders of Quy Nhon Ward People's Committee (Gia Lai) confirmed that a large fire had just occurred in the area at an electric vehicle storage warehouse on Le Duc Tho street.
According to initial information, at about 2:35 pm on the same day, a fire suddenly broke out fiercely at the tourist electric vehicle storage warehouse (next to address No. 2 Le Duc Tho, group 52, neighborhood 10, Quy Nhon ward).
Upon receiving the news, the Military Command of Quy Nhon Ward mobilized 14 officers and soldiers to coordinate with the Ward Police and grassroots security forces to be present at the scene, organize protection of the surrounding area, and support firefighting work.
Functional forces mobilized 4 fire trucks to participate in extinguishing the fire. By about 3:48 PM, the fire was basically under control.
According to initial records, the fire originated from the tourist electric vehicle storage warehouse of a commercial - tourism business operating in the area, suspected to be due to an electrical short circuit.
The fire burned down about 1,000m2 of warehouse and many electric vehicles, causing no casualties.
According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper at the scene, after breaking out at the electric vehicle warehouse, the fire quickly spread to the adjacent Bao Toan cold storage.
A representative of Bao Toan cold storage said that in just a short time after many loud explosions, the fire engulfed the entire warehouse area.
The fire spread very quickly, black smoke rose high. In just about 10 minutes, the assets in the warehouse were burned down. The newly built warehouse, all capital and investment efforts were almost completely lost. Estimated damage is about 8 billion VND," said a representative of Bao Toan cold storage.
An employee at the electric vehicle warehouse said that at nearly 3 pm, after hearing many loud explosions coming from inside, employees ran in to check and discovered that the fire had broken out strongly.
At that time, I tried to bring the electric vehicle out, but the fire spread too quickly, inside it was very hot. I only had time to drive 1 vehicle out of the warehouse. Just a few minutes later, the warehouse roof collapsed," a staff member at the electric vehicle warehouse recounted.
By 4 pm on the same day, functional forces continued to handle the scene, extinguish embers and ensure safety in the surrounding area.
Currently, the cause of the fire and total property damage are being further verified and clarified by functional agencies.
