Hanoi: Parking lot fire, many vehicles burned

Fire prevention, firefighting and rescue police promptly coordinated to control and prevent the fire from spreading at the parking lot fire in the Nguyen Khoi dike area (Hong Ha ward, Hanoi) on the afternoon of August 30.

The plastic and rubber fire sent black smoke billowing dozens of meters into the air. Photo: MH

At around 12:30 on August 30, the authorities received a fire report at 335 Nguyen Khoi (Hong Ha Ward). Immediately after receiving the report, the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department - Hanoi City Police dispatched 10 firefighting vehicles and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene, coordinating with local police and people to put out the fire.

Police quickly arrived to prevent the fire from spreading and extinguished it at around 1:30 p.m. the same day.

The area where the fire broke out was a parking lot. When the fire broke out, the plastic and rubber burned, causing black smoke to rise dozens of meters high, spreading throughout the area under Vinh Tuy bridge.

Many vehicles in the parking lot were completely burned. Photo: VT

Initial information, the fire did not cause any human casualties, but property damage was quite large with many motorbikes and bicycles burned.

The cause of the fire is being further investigated by authorities.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/ha-noi-chay-bai-gui-xe-nhieu-phuong-tien-bi-thieu-rui-714626.html