On Sunday, 2 large fires occurred in the Nam Hai Van special use forest in Da Nang’s Lien Chieu District.

The first blaze broke out at 10.30am in sub-region 16 of the forest.  Thanks to the great efforts of the firefighters, the fire was completely extinguished by 5pm on the same day, but 1ha of special-use forest and vegetation was destroyed.  The illegal burning of coal near the forest is thought to have caused the incident.

Firefighters pulling a water hose to control the fire in sub-region 4a

Another blaze occurred in sub-region 4a at noon the same day.  Two fire engines from the district’s Fire Fighting and Prevention Division were sent to the scene immediately.  About 200 firefighters and military personnel struggled to contain the fire, but the blaze was completely extinguished by the evening of the same day.  Initial estimates show that at least 20ha of special-use forest in sub-region 4a were totally destroyed.  The cause of this fire is still under investigation.