On April 17, according to Mr. Ban Van Binh - Secretary of the Party Committee of Binh Trung commune (Cho Don district, Bac Kan province), a woman was discovered dead after a forest fire in the area.
The victim was identified as Ms. Trieu Thi H (born in 2019), residing in Khuoi Quan village, Binh Trung commune. The forest where Ms. H was found dead not long before was exploited by her family for burdock trees.
At around 2:00 p.m. on April 16, Ms. Hs family informed that a forest fire had occurred on a hill about 1km from their house. At the time of the fire, Ms. H was alone. At 4:00 p.m. the same day, when the people had extinguished the fire, they discovered the victim's body burned in an unidentiidentified state," informed the leader of Binh Trung commune.
The incident is continuing to be verified and clarified.
