At 01:12 May 12, 2020, at Km881 + 100 of National Road 1A in Loc Tien Town, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien Hue Province, a tractor with control plates 77C-097.53 towing trailers 77R -013.04 drived by Nguyen Ba Nhan (residing in An Nhon town, Binh Dinh province) on south-north direction suddenly spontaneously caught fire.

The Firefighting and Rescue force timely coordinate putting out the fire for truck circulating on the National Road

Immediately, the driver stopped the car and used a mini fire extinguisher to put out the fire but failed. Within only some minutes, the fire covered the car. Received information from the traffic police force of Thua Thien Hue province requesting assistance from Phuoc Tuong - Phu Gia Tunnel Management Center, the firm has reported for permission and quickly dispatch specialized fire truck and rescue forces to approach the scene and coordinate with the traffic police team of Phu Loc District Police Department to directly carry out fire fighting and rescue and regulated traffic flow.

The Firefighting and Rescue force of PTPG tunnel promptly responded to the burning truck late at night

After more than 10 minutes of deploying the fire fighting, the fire was completely controlled and extinguished. The fire has not caused any damage to people, the vehicles partially damaged. The cause has been determined and clarified by the authorities.

After the fire was extinguished, Phu Loc District Fire Prevention and Fighting Force highly appreciated the coordination of Phuoc Tuong - Phu Gia Tunnel Management Unit for presenting in time to deploy the fire fighting pending professional firefighters is on the way to the scene, minimizing damage to people and vehicles.

By Ngoc Trung