Around 11 a.m., a car parked behind the Nguyet Mon gate within the pagoda grounds in Ha Thanh village suddenly caught fire. Many Buddhists and local residents raised an alarm, trying to extinguish the flames and notifying authorities.

The fire quickly engulfed the vehicle, sending black smoke high into the air, covering the pagoda gate area and threatening to spread to a nearby residential neighborhood.

Car burning at a pagoda in Son Ha commune, Quang Ngai, on the morning of 16/5. *Video provided by residents*.

Son Ha communal police responded to the scene, using water hoses to control the blaze. After over 30 minutes, firefighters extinguished the fire. The incident caused no casualties, but the car's upper body and interior were destroyed.

According to local residents, the pagoda regularly used the vehicle, which was valued at approximately one billion dong. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

Pham Linh