On the evening of August 23, information from the district People's Committee said that while participating in fighting a fire in the pine forest in Nghi Tien commune, two officials from the Nghi Loc District Protection Forest Management Board were seriously injured.
Previously, at 9:00 a.m. the same day, residents of Nam Thang hamlet (Nghi Tien commune) discovered a forest fire broke out and reported it to the authorities.
Upon receiving the news, officials of Nghi Loc District Protection Forest Management Board coordinated with police and military forces and hundreds of people to quickly go to the scene to put out the fire.
During the process of extinguishing the fire, Mr. TVH and HVS (officers of Nghi Loc District Protection Forest Management Board) were stung by bees and severely burned. The two victims received first aid and were transferred to the emergency room.
At about 2:00 p.m. the same day, the fire was controlled.
