Close-up of the scene of a terrible fire on the highway

According to initial information, around 12:30 am, driver Nguyen Hoang Thuong (50 years old), living in Can Tho city, operated a truck carrying oil with the control plate: 65C-02342 moving on Trung Luong – Ho Chi Minh highway in the direction of Ho Chi Minh City. about Tien Giang.

When going to the section of Loi Binh Nhon commune, Tan An city, Long An province, the driver noticed smoke and fire behind, so he stopped in the emergency lane to check.

The driver used a fire extinguisher to save the car, but the fire broke out violently and covered the entire body of the vehicle. Not only that, the oil was spilled out when the car moved, the fire spread and ignited creating a giant smoke column extending about 400m on the highway, burning all the grass and trees.

Immediately after the fire broke out, the fire police force dispatched 4 fire engines and more than 10 officers and soldiers to quickly extinguish the fire.

At more than 13 o’clock, the fire was extinguished, but the oil truck was only inert.

The fire caused traffic jams extending for many kilometers in both directions on the highway.