According to initial information, the fire broke out at around 8:00 p.m. on October 21 at Thanh Phat T&T Construction and Trading Company Limited in Duong Mong village, Ngu Phuc commune (Kim Thanh district, Hai Duong province).

At that time, people discovered that the fire started from the scrap piles in front of the company's factory and spread to other scrap piles. At the time of the fire, there was no one in the company.

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Fire scene. Photo: Van Tien.

Upon receiving the news, the authorities dispatched many specialized fire trucks and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene to put out the fire.

By about 9:30 p.m. the same day, the fire had spread to the entire wood-plastic manufacturing factory with an area of ​​nearly 5,000 square meters next door. The fire was huge, with a column of black smoke rising dozens of meters high.

The functional forces of Kim Thanh district and Hai Duong province are focusing on fighting the fire to quickly control and extinguish the fire.

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Authorities arrived at the scene and began firefighting. Photo: Van Tien.

It is known that Thanh Phat T&T Construction and Trading Company Limited rents a factory and warehouse to collect scrap, then recycle and produce plastic sheets. The factory area is 4,972.5m2. The company will test the plastic recycling cutting and rolling system from November 2022.