Fire continues to spread in Ha Tinh forest

Wildfire in Ha Tinh Province broke out again at 10 pm on June 30.

Forest fire breaks out again in Ha Tinh Province on June 30

Hundreds of households have been evacuated over the past few days after fires broke out at forests in several central provinces as the heat wave continued ravaging the central region. A large fire broke out in a pine forest in Ha Tinh Province on June 28 and the on-going heat wave and wind have massively hampered efforts to finally extinguish it.

The local authorities had sent hundreds of people to hold back the fire and evacuate people living nearby.

"A new fire broke out on Con Lec Mountain, near Pho Chau Town and Son Ham Commune in Huong Son District on June 30 evening. The fire was put under control but it flared up again affecting up to 20-30 households," a witness said.

Chairman of Pho Chau Town Phan Xuan Dinh said because the fire broke out at night and on a slope so they had had many difficulties. State employees and local people were called on to help with fire fighting and extinguished the fire at 11.40 pm.

"We have assigned people to monitor the scene in case the fire broke out again," he said.

In the past three days, wildfire has broken out on over 200 hectares of forest in Huong Son, Nghi Xuan, Hong Linh and Cam Xuyen districts. The fire in Nghi Xuan District continues occurring again periodically. Some 60 hectares of protective forest has been destroyed.