Young policeman fights fire at night, takes exam in daytime

PSNews-Trang Thanh Nam, a young firefighter, who side by side with his comrades fought fierce fire at a warehouse near the port of Saigon in District 4 during the night of June 22, still looked optimistic going to his important exams on the next day.

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The young firefighter, Trang Thanh Nam
The young firefighter, Trang Thanh Nam

Trang Thanh Nam, 21, a firefighter of the Water Fire and Rescue Police Subdivision, under the Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Fire and Rescue Police, who was a free applicant for this year’s National High School Graduation Examination, took his tests at Tran Van On Secondary School in District 1.

To control the fierce fire on the warehouse near the port, which broke out at night, the city’s Fire Department had had to deploy various fire engines and nearly 200 firefighters, and Nam had also participated in the firefighting.

“Although I would have to sit for the exam early next morning,, knowing that the fire was so violent and spread so rapidly, I decided to go with my comrades, fighting the fire to minimize the property loss and negative impacts on neighboring people,” Nam said.

“I thought that I would return to sleep when we would put out the fire. In fact, I would rather quit my exam than leave my team and let the fire hurt the people,” Nam added.

As mentioned above, the fire was so fierce that Nam and his comrades could not control it till 5 a.m of June 23. Nam then quickly returned to the base and went to school for the exams. 

Nam and his team managed to control the fire

Nam and his team managed to control the fire

In his wet protection wears, Nam struggling to approach the scene

In his wet protection wears, Nam struggling to approach the scene

Nam lying on the ground exhausted as having inhaled much smoke and dust from the fire.

Nam lying on the ground exhausted as having inhaled much smoke and dust from the fire.

4 a.m, he still working at the scene regardless the exams decisive to his future career.

4 a.m, he still working at the scene regardless the exams decisive to his future career.

Nam (white helmet) and his team pouring water into the fire.

Nam (white helmet) and his team pouring water into the fire.

He leaving the scene exhausted at 5 a.m – just 2 hours before the exams.

He leaving the scene exhausted at 5 a.m – just 2 hours before the exams.

Nam smiles with confidence before the exams

Nam smiles with confidence before the exams

His result might be pretty ok, Nam said after finishing the test.

His result might be pretty ok, Nam said after finishing the test.

By Duy Tien

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