According to officials, firefighting forces are continuing to extinguish remaining hotspots and maintaining round-the-clock monitoring to prevent the blaze from reigniting.

The fire started on the afternoon of June 21 in a hilly area of Khanh Son village of Thien Nhan commune, initially burning vegetation and undergrowth. Prolonged extreme heat, high temperatures and strong southwest foehn winds quickly fueled the spread of the flames.

Immediately after the fire was detected, local authorities mobilised hundreds of personnel, including military forces, police officers, forest rangers and local residents to the scene alongside firefighting vehicles.

As the situation became more complicated, the Nghe An Provincial Military Command deployed an additional 300 officers and soldiers on June 22 to support firefighting operations.

To contain the blaze, firefighters created a firebreak approximately 500m from the burning area to stop the flames from advancing further, despite the likelihood of affecting additional forest land.

Thanks to the coordinated response, the fire had been largely contained by around 4 a.m. on June 23, with no further risk of significant spread.

Preliminary estimates indicate that about 17 hectares of forest in Thien Nhan and Van An communes were affected by the fire.

Hundreds mobilised overnight to contain forest fire in Central Vietnam

VOV.VN - Hundreds of military personnel, police officers, forest rangers and local residents worked through the night to contain a forest fire that broke out in Nghe An province, central Vietnam, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled the spread of the blaze.