Chemical warehouse fire in Hai Phong, black smoke column dozens of meters high

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Informing VietNamNet reporters this afternoon (March 26), the leader of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Hai Phong City Police said that a large fire had just broken out in An Lao District, damaging a warehouse and many chemicals. The fire was brought under control, causing no further fire spread and no human casualties.

Smoke column tens of meters high

Accordingly, at around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, Center 114 received a phone call from a resident reporting a large fire at Nachuan Vietnam New Materials Company Limited (located in Nam Son village, Thai Son commune, An Lao district).

Black smoke covered the whole area.

Hai Phong Police Fire Prevention and Rescue Department dispatched many vehicles and dozens of soldiers to control the fire.

At the time of the fire, the company was closed and there were no fire fighters on site.

The fire spread quickly.

Records at the scene showed that the fire broke out in a 200m factory of Nachuan New Materials Co., Ltd., where many plastic barrels containing chemicals were deformed by the fire, and the entire corrugated iron roof of the warehouse collapsed.

Loud explosion from warehouse scene.

On the same afternoon, Hai Phong City Police informed: The fire occurred on the land that used to belong to Quang Vinh Production and Trading Company Limited, whose director is Mr. Tran Duc Huy, operating in the footwear industry. In November 2022, the company had no orders and requested to temporarily suspend operations. By July 2023, the company had leased it to Nachuan Vietnam Company Limited.

The cause of the fire is being verified and clarified.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/chay-kho-hoa-chat-o-hai-phong-cot-khoi-den-cao-hang-tram-met-2219461.html