At 9:15pm on the evening of September 2, a huge fire broke out at a 4,000 square metre scrap warehouse owned Tran Van Quy, who resides in Da Nang city. Local residents made great efforts to extinguish the blaze, which rapidly spread to neighbouring areas due to the flammable materials such as wood, paper, plastics and cloth stored inside the warehouse.
As soon as the alarm was raised, the Quang Nam and Da Nang Departments of Fire Prevention and Fighting dispatched 14 fire engines and relevant forces to combat the fire during the night.
Nguyen Xuan Ha, vice chairman of the Dien Ban town People’s Committee said the blaze had been all but completely brought under control on the morning of September 3 but there is a risk of it flaring up again.
No fatalities were reported but the fire completely destroyed the warehouse. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
