In Binh Lieu district, the fire broke out at about 21:30 in North Lieng, Khe Mu, Binh Lieu town. Strong wind caused the fire to spread, threatening nearby planting forests.
Immediately after receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (FPF & CNCH) - Quang Ninh Provincial Police coordinated with the local authorities to mobilize more than 200 people including grassroots security forces, forest rangers, town police, Hoanh Mo border gate stations, district military command and self -defense militia to organize fire extinguishing and create fire blocking to prevent fire.
Talking to Lao Dong, Mr. Do Xuan Truong - Vice Chairman of Binh Lieu District People's Committee - said: "Until about 1am on April 13, the fire was basically controlled. Through the field inspection, the fire burned down about 40 hectares of real estate and spread the fire to about 300m² of cinnamon area (trees from 1-2 years old) of the people."
The initial cause was that a household burned the ground cover to prepare for the new crop, but the fire could not be controlled, leading to a widespread fire.
In Ha Long City, at about 20:15 on the same day, a real estate fire also occurred at Lot 4, Dia, Sub -Area 966, Dai Yen Ward.
The fire burned down about 0.4ha of the vegetation, mop and some eucalyptus trees and acacia had been broken after Yagi storm. This is the area of production forest assigned to households to manage.
At 23:00, the FPF forces and more than 100 people were the local force that promptly controlled and extinguished the fire, not to spread.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
According to statistics, after Hurricane Yagi, Quang Ninh has more than 117,000 hectares of forest damaged from 30-100%. It is estimated that about 6 million tons of flammable materials exist in the devastated forest areas, increasing the risk of serious forest fires in the dry season.
