No serious contamination risks after Hà Nội light bulb warehouse blaze

No serious contamination risks after Hà Nội light bulb warehouse blaze

HÀ NỘI — The Rạng Đông Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC has said it no longer uses mercury and other toxic chemicals in it products, clearing concerns over possible contamination after the fire at its light bulb warehouse in Hạ Đình ward in Thanh Xuân District on Wednesday.

The People's Co妹妹ittee of Hà Nội’s Hạ Đình Ward had sent a notice to the public saying that although the fire was stamped out, residue of dust and smoke had contaminated the air and could affect the health of people nearby.

The co妹妹ittee has warned that people should not consume food cultivated or raised within a radius of one kilometre from the location of the fire in the next  二 一 days. Vegetables, fruits, poultry, cattle and fish must not be consumed to protect people’s health.

People have been reco妹妹ended not to use water from open water tanks.

Children, the elderly and sick people should be evacuated from the area for between one and ten days.

In order to limit the harmful effects of dust and smoke, the co妹妹ittee has reco妹妹ended families monitor the health of each member and take them to the hospital for a health check if there are signs of coughing, difficulty breathing, chest pain or fever.

The co妹妹ittee has instructed people to wash dirty clothes several times to remove contaminants. The clothes needed to be soaked in hot water between  七0 and  八0 degrees with soap for  三0 minutes and then in detergent for another  二0 minutes before being rinsed with clean water.

People have been urged to clean their water tanks, balconies, doors and walls with solid soap two or three times and rinse them with clean water several times.

All plants within a radius of  五00 metres from the fire must be destroyed.

The fire broke out at  六pm on Wednesday at the light bulb storage facility of Rạng Đông Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC on Hạ Đình Street.

More than  二0 fire trucks were mobilised at the scene and the blaze was put out five hours later.

The initial loss was estimated at VNĐ 一 五0 billion (US$ 六. 四 五 million). — VNS