On the evening of August 29, the leader of the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department (PC07), Ninh Thuan Provincial Police, said that at 4:45 p.m. on August 29, a passenger bus fire broke out on the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway, passing through Dong Day village, Phuoc Trung commune, Bac Ai district.
Accordingly, the PC07 Command Information Center received a report from Mr. Nguyen Duc Vu, a bus assistant with license plate 92B-006.22 of Bich Nga bus company, about the fire.
Previously, the passenger car 92B-006.22 driven by Tran Dinh Quoc Phong (born in 1974, residing in Ai Nghia Town, Quang Nam Province) was carrying 36 passengers traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Quang Nam on the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway . When reaching Km80 in Dong Day village, Phuoc Trung commune, Bac Ai district, the car suddenly caught fire.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department quickly dispatched 2 fire trucks and 14 officers and soldiers to the scene of the fire.
At the scene, the fire spread, engulfing the entire vehicle. Firefighters quickly deployed to put out the fire.
By around 5:20 p.m., the fire was under control and completely extinguished. Although the fire did not cause any human casualties, the passenger car and the property on board were completely burned down.
Relevant authorities are coordinating to investigate the cause of the fire and estimate the damage.
