2019 Vietnam forest fires

2019 Vietnam forest fires
Date(s)22 June – August 2019
LocationCity of Đà Nẵng, provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Nghệ An and Thừa Thiên-Huế in Vietnam
Statistics
Burned areaMore than 782 hectares of forests are damaged in three provinces:
  • 500 hectares of forest (Đà Nẵng)[1]
  • 267 hectares of forest (Hà Tĩnh)[1]
  • 15 hectare of forest (Nghệ An)[2]
Ignition
CauseDry and hot weather seasons accompanied by several accidents:
  • Caused by a fire started on top of a mountain (Đà Nẵng)[3]
  • Fire accidentally set by a Vietnamese resident (Hà Tĩnh)[4][5]
  • Caused by high temperatures and dry weather (Nghệ An)[2]
  • Caused by people offering incense and joss paper to deceased relatives in cemetery (Thừa Thiên-Huế)[6]

Since mid-June, fires have been reported in Nghệ An Province with several more occurring in the communes of Hương Trà and Hương Thủy in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế that have spread across over 100 hectares (247 acres) of pine and acacia trees. Other forest fires have been reported in Vietnamese central provinces and cities, from Đà Nẵng to Hà Tĩnh that has posed a threat to the 500kV transmission line in the area, forcing the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to cut electricity distribution.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Forest fires continue to affect central region". Dantri News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Central region continues to suffer summer heat". Việt Nam News. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Forest fire ravages Danang". Vietnam Net. Dantri News. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ Duc Hung (2 July 2019). "Man held for accidentally causing forest fire in central Vietnam". VnExpress. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ Thu Vân (4 July 2019). "Invest now to limit destruction from wildfires". Việt Nam News. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ Võ Thạnh (5 August 2019). "Rừng thông ở Huế bốc cháy do người dân đốt vàng mã" [The pine forest in Huế caught fire due to the people burning of the offerings] (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ Vo Thanh; Duc Hung (29 June 2019). "Central Vietnam tackles forest fires on war footing". VnExpress. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Forest fires threaten 500kV power line in central Vietnam". Saigon Times. Voice of Vietnam. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.