A large fire has burnt down over 4,000 square metres of natural protective forest in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
The fire broke out at 8.20 am on July 13 at a forest on the Hang Den Mountain in Tam Diem City, local authorities reported.
A firefighting team was mobilised with 300 people and five fire engines but their work faced difficulties due to the high mountainous terrain.
The fire was finally controlled in the afternoon. There were no human losses reported but over 4,000 square metres of forest were burnt in the fire.
Earlier on July 12, a large fire also burnt down a pine forest spanning nearly 20 hectares in the central province of Nghe An.
Firefighters try to put down a fire forest in Nghe An Province on July 12.
The north and northern central regions have been facing severe heat waves recently, posing major threats of forest fires.