Ambulance caught fire in front of the emergency room of Nghe An Provincial Hospital

An ambulance suddenly caught fire in front of the emergency room of Nghe An General Hospital, causing panic among many people.

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At around 12 noon today (November 15), an ambulance parked in front of the emergency room lobby of Nghe An Provincial General Hospital suddenly caught fire.

Immediately after discovering the incident, hospital staff used many small fire extinguishers to try to control the fire. However, the car continued to burn fiercely, accompanied by a column of black smoke rising high into the air.

While the fire was raging, many loud explosions came from the ambulance, causing many witnesses to jump back in surprise.

Scene of ambulance fire at Nghe An General Hospital. Photo: Contributor

The fire engulfed the entire ambulance. Photo: CTV

Present at the hospital, Mr. Tran Xuan Hong used his phone to broadcast the fire live on social media.

About 30 minutes later, the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police of Nghe An province arrived to control the fire.

Information from the Administrative Department of Nghe An General Hospital confirmed that the ambulance of General Hospital 115 caught fire while transporting a patient to the emergency room. The patient was promptly moved out of the ambulance.

"The fire damaged the ambulance, but did not cause any casualties," initial information said.

The cause of the ambulance fire is being further investigated by authorities.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/xe-cuu-thuong-boc-chay-ngun-ngut-truoc-phong-cap-cuu-benh-vien-tinh-nghe-an-2342300.html