Fire destroys part of Nippon Express warehouse in Binh Duong – VnExpress International

A fire destroyed part of an 8,000-square-meter warehouse owned by a Japanese-Vietnamese logistics firm in the southern Binh Duong Province Tuesday morning.

Smoke billows hundreds of meters from a fire at the Nippon Express warehouse in Lien Anh Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province on July 26. Photo by VnExpress/Thai Ha

Nippon Express Vietnam’s warehouse in the Lien Anh Industrial Park in Di An Town caught fire at around 6 a.m., and it began to spread rapidly as it contained flammable materials such as cloth.

Smoke billowed hundreds of meters, according to eyewitnesses.

The security personnel at the facility tried to put out the fire but in vain.

Firefighters arrived and it took until 8 a.m. to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed some 2,000 sq.m of the warehouse, which is situated around an hour away from Ho Chi Minh City.

The police are looking into the cause of the fire.

Fire destroys part of Nippon Express warehouse in Binh Duong

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Firefighters put off the fire at Nippon Express warehouse in Lien Anh Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province, July 26, 2022. Video by VnExpress/Thai Ha