Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Tran Viet Hung - Vice Chairman of Nho Quan District People's Committee (Ninh Binh) - said that the fire occurred at the raw material storage yard (scrap paper) located in the premises of HKB - Hoa Lu Paper Joint Stock Company (in Van Phong Industrial Cluster, Nho Quan District).
The fire was discovered at around 3:45 p.m. Immediately afterwards, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police of Ninh Binh Province mobilized forces and vehicles to the scene to put out the fire.
Currently, the authorities are still trying to control the fire, at the same time preventing it from spreading to other areas.
"Initially, it was determined that there were no human casualties in the fire. At 6pm the same day, the authorities were still spraying water to put out the fire" - Mr. Hung said.