Fire breaks out at Hà Nội Port

August 28, 2017 - 14:00

A fire broke out around 8.45am on Monday at a goods storehouse in Hà Nội Port on Bạch Đằng Road in the capital city’s Hai Bà Trưng District.

Smoke from the fire in Hà Nội’s Hai Bà Trưng District covers a wide area. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Khánh
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — A fire broke out around 8.45am on Monday at a goods storehouse in Hà Nội Port on Bạch Đằng Road in the capital city’s Hai Bà Trưng District.

Workers at the store, located in Thanh Lương Ward and owned by VNT6 Design and Consultants Joint Stock Company, called the fire department after they were unable to put out the blaze.

Around 20 fire engines were deployed to the site, and firefighters are fighting to prevent the blaze from spreading but the fire is not stopped completedly. Losses incurred are being estimated.

In another incident, around 8pm on Sunday, a fire broke out at Paldo Vina Co Ltd, a South Korean company that makes instant noodles, in Phù Ninh District’s Đồng Lạng Industrial Zone, in the northern province of Phú Thọ. It was doused at 11pm. No fatalities were reported. The police are investigating to determine the cause of the fire. — VNS

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