(ĐTTCO) – At 11 p.m. on April 26, the fire was still burning in the Co To mountain area in Nui To commune, Tri Ton district (An Giang).
Mr. Nguyen Van Be Tam, Chairman of Tri Ton District People’s Committee, said that due to complex mountain terrain, large fires, exploding rocks and the possibility of remaining bombs and ammunition being detonated, the local government decided to send the forces Temporarily stopped firefighting, waiting until the morning of April 27, to ensure safety.
Big fire on Co To mountain (An Giang)
According to Tri Ton District People’s Committee, the forest fire in Co To Mountain Commune occurred at noon on the same day. Upon receiving the news, the local government mobilized more than 150 officers and soldiers from the police force, district army, rangers, militia, along with dozens of trucks, water pumps… to deploy many treatment plans. on fire. The burned area is mostly mixed plants and vegetation. Firefighting is difficult due to difficult terrain and lack of water.
Many loud explosions came from the burning forest
In addition to Co To Mountain, on the afternoon of April 26, another forest fire also occurred at Dai Mountain, Luong Phi commune (Tri Ton district). Chairman of Tri Ton District People’s Committee Nguyen Van Be Tam said that the forest trees in this area are mainly bamboo, so the fire spread very quickly.
At 11 p.m. on April 26, professional firefighting forces were still trying to put out the fire in this forest. Because the fire area has spread very widely, the authorities are trying to create runways adjacent to the fire to prevent the fire from spreading.
The fire burned down the entire forest
The cause and amount of damage from the two fires above have not yet been determined.
That Son, Bay Nui is a land of mountains and hills mixed with plains in Chau Doc City, Tinh Bien, Tri Ton, and Thoai Son districts.
That Son has 37 scattered mountains and hills, large and small, with an average height of 50 to 710m, with many beautiful scenes. In the dry season, these mountains have a very high risk of fire because many people come to the forest to collect honey, easily causing fires to spread.
Thanh Nhon
