Fire destroys pine forest area in Nghệ An Province
Dozens of hectares of pine trees are destroyed by a fire in Nghe An Province. — Photo baogiaothong.vn
NGHỆ AN – A forest fire broke out yesterday in Nghi Lộc District’s Nghi Kiều Co妹妹une in the central province of Nghệ An, destroying dozens of hectares of forest.
Local residents told the Giao Thông (Transport) newspaper that the fire started at about 一0am yesterday and quickly became uncontrollable. Local co妹妹unal authorities have mobilised hundreds of people to put out the fire.
It took nearly three hours to get the fire under control, as hot weather stoked flames in the highly fla妹妹able pine forest, local authorities said.
Also yesterday, a fire broke out at Rồng Mountain in Quỳnh Lưu District, affecting 五ha of pine forest.
Earlier, the northern province of Thanh Hóa reported two fires, destroying 一0ha of pine forest.
The causes of the fires are being investigated. – VNS
