On the morning of August 26, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Cong Son - Head of Nghi Loc Protection Forest Management Board (Nghe An) - said that the medical agency is focusing on treating 2 Management Board officials. protection forests were injured during forest fire fighting.
“Mr. Hoang Van Sum is currently being treated at the Burns Department of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital. His health is stable and progressing well. As for Mr. Trinh Van Ha, his burns are more severe and we are transferring him to Hanoi for treatment" - Mr. Nguyen Cong Son said.
Regarding the content of resolving policies for officials, Nghi Loc Protection Forest Management Board will prepare a dossier to request recognition of war invalids for Mr. Trinh Van Ha.
"Mr. Sum suffered lighter burns, while Mr. Ha suffered burns covering 35% of his body. Therefore, we will carry out procedures to request Mr. Ha's invalid war benefits" - Mr. Nguyen Cong Son said and said that in the immediate future, we will focus on supporting treatment and taking care of the two officers to stabilize their health.
It is known that Mr. Trinh Van Ha is a worker, whose father-in-law is a special class war invalid, and his family situation is difficult.
As Lao Dong reported , at around 9:00 a.m. on August 23, the pine forest in hamlet 14, Nghi Tien commune (Nghi Loc district) suddenly caught fire. Authorities mobilized more than 200 people to fight forest fires. However, due to high winds, pine forests catch fire easily, so firefighting is very difficult. After many efforts to put out the fire, the fire was extinguished at 2:00 p.m. on August 23.
During the process of participating in firefighting, two officers of Nghi Loc District Protection Forest Management Board were seriously burned by the fire. People and functional forces then helped take two officers out of the forest to the emergency hospital.
Information from Nghi Loc District Protection Forest Management Board said that more than 3.2 hectares of pine forest was burned in this fire. The cause of the forest fire is being investigated.
