Kien Giang: Navy officers and soldiers promptly help people put out fires

At 6:45 p.m. on March 8, upon receiving a notice from local authorities that a large fire had broken out on a Melaleuca plantation owned by local residents in An Thoi Ward (Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province), officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 promptly arrived and coordinated with local residents to help put out the fire.

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Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 participate in extinguishing house fire

Fire scene.

The Naval Region 5 Command dispatched two fire trucks and dozens of officers and soldiers to quickly arrive at the scene to coordinate with other forces to urgently put out the fire.

Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 deployed water cannons to put out the fire.

Due to the prolonged hot weather, the area where the fire occurred had many dry leaves and branches, so the fire quickly broke out and spread, making firefighting difficult.

After nearly 2 hours of actively deploying fire extinguishing plans, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 and the force controlled the fire, preventing it from spreading to other Melaleuca plantations of the people.

After nearly 2 hours of firefighting efforts, the fire was brought under control.

The fire occurred on an area of about 1 hectare. The cause of the fire and the area of the fire are being investigated and clarified by the authorities.

Previously, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 had repeatedly provided timely firefighting support to help local people.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kien Giang province, from the beginning of 2024 to now, there have been 7 forest fires in Phu Quoc National Park, with a burned area of more than 14 hectares, mainly burning vines, shrubs, and regenerated cajuput forests.

The key area at risk of forest fires in the area is currently more than 41,000 hectares, accounting for nearly 50% of the forest area of Kien Giang province. The Department warns of the risk of forest fires at level V, extremely dangerous level, with the possibility of large fires and spreading fires in Phu Quoc city; level IV, dangerous level, with the risk of large fires and spreading fires in the forests of Giang Thanh, Hon Dat, Kien Luong, Kien Hai districts and Ha Tien city; level III, high level, with the risk of forest fires in An Minh district. In particular, the Melaleuca forest in U Minh Thuong National Park is at a safe level.

Currently, Kien Giang province is focusing on implementing plans with many synchronous and drastic solutions to prevent and fight forest fires to minimize possible fires that may cause damage to forest resources.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/kien-giang-can-bo-chien-si-hai-quan-kip-thoi-chua-chay-giup-dan-197521.html