Fishing boat fire causes the loss of nearly VND10 billion
VOV.VN -A fishing boat docked at the port of Tam Hai, in the central province of Quang Nam, suddenly caught fire last night.
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| The fire rapidly engulfed the boat |
The incident started at 22:00 on November 26, causing property losses of VND9.2 billion.
According to Tran Ngoc Huu, Chairman of Tam Hai commune People’s Committee, the boat is owned by Ngo Van Cat, a 50 year old fisherman from Tam Hai commune.
Upon noticing the fire, local residents and fire fighting forces battled to extinguish the fire but their efforts were in vain due to the ferocity of the blaze.
As the boat contained a large amount of flammable materials such as diesel and numerous fishing tools, the fire rapidly engulfed the boat. The inferno raged through the night and into the early morning and only was extinguished at 5:30 a.m. of November 27.
An investigating is now underway into the cause of the fire.
