According to information from Lao Cai provincial authorities, at around 8:30 p.m. on July 29, workers at Au Lau Industrial Park ( Au Lau Ward, Lao Cai Province) informed about a fire at the MMA organic glass factory in the industrial park.
According to these workers, the fire started in the factory's warehouse area and then spread to surrounding areas.
Present at the scene of the fire, the reporter recorded a column of black smoke hundreds of meters high, emitting a burning smell that made it difficult to breathe.
The fire spread almost to the entire glass factory, the fire was tens of meters high, and occasionally caused a loud explosion because the factory still had many raw materials for chemical production.
At around 10:00 p.m. the same day, the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police of Lao Cai Province mobilized 4 fire trucks and dozens of officers and soldiers to approach the scene.
However, due to the large fire and the risk of spreading the fire, it was very difficult for the authorities to approach the scene.
"The unit sprayed water to create a surrounding surrounding wall, preventing the fire from spreading to the surrounding production facility," said the representative of the fire prevention and fighting force.
As soon as they received information about the fire, leaders of Lao Cai province, leaders of departments and localities were also urgently present at the scene.
Here, units mobilized military forces, militia, army, police... to be ready to approach, control, and extinguish the fire.
At the same time, the traffic police force divided traffic, not allowing people to enter dangerous areas, and the mobile police force supported businesses in moving objects in the industrial park area out of the safe area.
In addition, coordinate with a cinnamon factory in the industrial park to ensure adequate water supply to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighboring areas.
In a quick update to reporters, Mr. Pham Tien Dung - Chairman of Au Lau Ward People's Committee said that basically the fire prevention and fighting force of the Provincial Police was present in time to control the fire from spreading to the neighboring area.
However, this was a major fire, occurring at a factory that used many chemicals in the industry, making it difficult for units to access to completely handle it immediately.
The fire broke out in the evening, the workers had left so it was determined that there were no human casualties.
Currently, forces are zoning and controlling the fire to extinguish it. In addition, the investigation, determination of the cause, and clarification of the above incident.
