The local authorities mobilized 13 fire engines and more than 100 people to extinguish the blaze after the alarm was raised by local residents.

Witnesses said the fire spread rapidly to the office area of Truong Phat Company at Phu Tai IP in Quy Nhon city, with plumes of smoke filling the sky. After a two hour effort, the fire was brought under control.

The blaze completely destroyed the 2-hectare outdoor woodchip facility and the office area of Truong Phat Company. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.