Mr. Bui Viet Hung - Chairman of Nghi Xuan Commune People's Committee said that at about 3:30 pm on June 3, people discovered a forest fire in the protection forest area in Xuan An 1 village, Nghi Xuan commune, so they reported it to the local authorities.
Immediately after that, Nghi Xuan commune authorities mobilized about 300 people along with firefighters to dispatch 3 fire trucks to put out the fire. After more than 1 hour since the discovery, the fire was extinguished.
According to the Chairman of Nghi Xuan Commune People's Committee, the area where the fire occurred is mainly natural shrub forest.
Thanks to being extinguished in time, the area of forest burned is very small, only about 3,000 m2.
The cause of the fire is currently being investigated and clarified.