Hanoi: Big fire in Tay Mo ward, smoke engulfs factory area

Previously, at around 5:00 p.m. the same day, Call Center 114, City Police Command Information Center received a fire alarm at the factory area at 860 Phuc Dien, Tay Mo ward, Nam Tu Liem district.

Immediately upon receiving the information and assessing the complicated fire situation with the possibility of spreading to neighboring factories, the Hanoi City Police Command Information Center urgently mobilized 70 officers and soldiers of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of the City Police with 2 command vehicles, 10 fire trucks, 1 rescue vehicle, 1 truck carrying specialized vehicles, and 1 water tanker to the scene. The Commander of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Hanoi City Police was directly present, coordinating with the authorities, people, and local police forces to command the fire fighting and rescue work.

Fire Police and Rescue Force deployed to contain the fire.

At the scene, the authorities determined that the fire was complicated, with many flammable materials, generating a lot of toxic smoke and gas, spreading quickly and potentially spreading to neighboring warehouses, making it difficult to access and extinguish the fire.

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police force urgently exploited water sources, deployed firefighting teams to prevent the fire from spreading, and approached the large fire area to extinguish the fire.

Fire Police and Rescue Force deployed to extinguish the fire.

After a period of firefighting efforts, at 5:40 p.m. the fire was controlled and prevented from spreading; at about 7:00 p.m. the fire was extinguished. Thereby, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police force promptly prevented the fire from spreading, safely protecting many surrounding warehouses.

The fire did not cause any human casualties, property damage is being assessed, and the cause is being investigated by authorities.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/doi-song/ha-noi-chay-lon-tai-phuong-tay-mo-khoi-lua-nhan-chim-khu-nha-xuong--i768256/