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Pano feed(VOV) -A fire engulfed a chemical plant in HCM City, heating pressurized containers of industry, aquaculture, agriculture and food chemicals causing several explosions at around 20:30 on April 16.
After huge explosions rocked the facilities of Tan Hung Thai company in Le Minh Xuan industrial zone, Binh Chanh District the blaze quickly swept throughout the chemical storage areas of the plant, rapidly spread over a 1,000 square metre area.
Local residents and security guards tried in vain to stomp out the flames before emergency rescue forces, including nearly 30 fire engines, arrived on the scene, quickly establishing control of the fire.
Seventeen doctors and nurses of Binh Chanh District Hospital were mobilised to the scene to provide life-saving treatment to the victims.
Colonel Le Tan Buu, Deputy Director of HCM City Fire Prevention Police, said it’s extremely dangerous and difficult to combat the fierce heat and flames due to toxic chemicals and explosive containers in the chemical storage area.
Fifteen firefighters were injured during the rescue, which lasted almost four hours.
At present, rescue forces are on duty round the clock at the scene, while functional agencies are investigating the cause of the incident.
Some photos taken on the fire accident:
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