Container truck caught fire violently with loud explosion

A container truck was parked in an empty lot in Long Thanh district (Dong Nai) when it suddenly caught fire with a loud explosion. The fire then spread quickly, burning the entire vehicle.

On the afternoon of March 10, Long Thanh District Police (Dong Nai) were examining the scene and investigating the cause of a fire at a container truck parked in an empty lot in the area.

According to initial information, at around 1:00 p.m. the same day, residents of Loc An commune (Long Thanh district) discovered that a tractor with license plate 60C-246.00 pulling a trailer with license plate 60R-055.88 suddenly caught fire with many loud explosions in an empty lot.

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Fire Prevention and Rescue Force of Long Thanh district is extinguishing the fire. Photo: Huy Hoang.

Upon receiving the news, the Long Thanh District Fire Prevention and Rescue Force dispatched a fire truck and 10 officers and soldiers to put out the fire and investigate the cause of the incident.

Some people said the fire started in the engine compartment of the container truck and then quickly spread throughout the vehicle.

The fire burned the container truck to the frame; no casualties.