Fire burns wood workshop in Vũng Tàu City

July 06, 2020 - 11:33
The fire caused damage worth tens of billions of đồng.

 

A fire broke out at a wood workshop in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Vũng Tàu City early this morning, destroying 300 square metres of the workshop. — Photo sggp.org.vn

BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — A fire broke out at a wood workshop in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Vũng Tàu City early Monday morning, destroying 300 square metres of the workshop.

The fire caused damage worth tens of billions of đồng.

No casualties were reported.

The wood workshop belongs to Lục Trường Phát Trading-Service Co Ltd in Ward 8’s Vũng Tàu City.

Firefighters and fire trucks were mobilised to put out the fire.

Hundreds of people living in Bình Giã apartment building and many passenger cars next to the workshop were moved out of the danger area.

At 5am this morning, the fire was completely extinguished.

Đậu Văn Sáu, 52, the owner of the workshop, said it was built in 2007.

He said he had just imported a lot of valuable wood for production but the fire destroyed it all.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire. — VNS

 

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