Trash burning fire hits utility pole, causes power outage in southern Vietnam

Residents burned garbage and dry grass in Bien Hoa City under Dong Nai Province, close to Ho Chi Minh City, on Thursday, leading to a utility pole catching fire and thus a power outage affecting 260 households. The fire broke out at a vacant land lot in Bien Hoa City at around 3:10 pm. Firefighters and power technicians quickly extinguished the fire, but the incident disrupted the local electricity supply until around 7:00 pm on the same day. The fire broke out at a vacant land lot in Bien Hoa City at around 3:10 pm. Firefighters and power technicians quickly extinguished the fire, but the incident disrupted the local electricity supply until around 7:00 pm on the same day.