10,000 m2 of timber burnt to ash at Quy Nhon Port

The fire broke out at 12pm on August 11.    The fire emanated from a pile of logs west of the port.    The heat contributed to the raging flames.     As the fire could not be put out immediately, the Quy Nhon Port Authority mobilized all forces to remove the wood and isolate the fire.   Tens of thousands of cubic meters of wood were burnt down. The outdoor wood dump at Quy Nhon port is about 1 hectare.        Many fire trucks and hundreds of officers and soldiers were sent to the scene to put out the fire. However, due to hot weather and high winds, the fire spread quickly.     The fire was extinguished after more than five hours.