At about 1 am on January 15, at an anchorage on the Tra Bong River, in My Tan village, Binh Son commune, a fire occurred, causing heavy damage to 4 fishing boats.
Specifically, 3 fishing boats of fishermen in Binh Son commune include: boat number QNg-95221 of Mr. Le Hong Son burned about 95%; boat number QNg-95554 of Mr. Nguyen Khac Vi burned about 95%; boat number QNg-90735 of Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Lam burned about 20%.
In addition, 1 fishing boat of fishermen in Van Tuong commune, boat number QNg-95138 owned by Ms. Bui Thi Tuong Vy, was burned more than 70%.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire and Rescue Police force and local people quickly deployed firefighting operations. By about 6 am on the same day, the fire was basically controlled.