Inside the abandoned workers' housing area turned into a wood workshop in Bac Kan

The workers' housing area and the operator's house of Bac Kan Cement Joint Stock Company (Workers' Housing Area) were built more than 10 years ago. After that, it was abandoned for a long time. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

Deployed on an area of nearly 20,000m2 in Xuat Hoa ward (Bac Kan city), in a prime location, close to National Highway 3. The project has been abandoned for many years, causing a waste of land resources and investment resources. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, after many years of abandonment, this place has now turned into a processing wood workshop, operating vigorously. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

Go mang den tap ket chat thanh tung dong lon, nam la liet tren nen dat. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

The wood is brought to gather the material into large piles, lying scattered on the ground. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

May moc, thiet bi phuc vu hoat dong che bien go duoc lap dat. Tuy nhien theo quan sat, noi day thieu vang cac thiet bi phong chay chua chay cung nhu thiet bi bao ho, tiem an rui ro chay no, mat an toan lao dong. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

Machinery and equipment for wood processing are installed. However, according to observations, this place lacks fire prevention and fighting equipment as well as protective equipment, posing a potential risk of fire and explosion and unsafe labor. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

Khu vuc phia truoc day nha bien thanh noi phoi go boc. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

The area in front of the row of houses has turned into a place to dry peeled wood. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

Phia ngoai xuong che bien go khong co bat ky bang, bien thong tin don vi. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

Outside the wood processing factory, there are no signs or information signs for the unit. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

La ho dan sinh song gan xuong go, ba N.T.L (TP Bac Kan) chia se: “Khu nha o nay bo hoang tu rat lau roi, gio thi ho lam thanh xuong boc go. Vi khong co bang bien nen chung toi cung khong ro don vi nao dang hoat dong. Tuy nhien chung toi rat lo ngai ve tinh trang xe tai ra vao xuong, duong xa thi khong qua rong, phuong tien di chuyen dong duc qua lai, rat de gay ach tac va tiem an nguy co mat an toan giao thong“. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

As a household living near a wood workshop, Ms. N.T.L (Bac Kan City) shared: "This housing area has been abandoned for a long time, now they are building a wood cutting workshop. Because we do not have a signboard, we do not know which unit is operating. However, we are very concerned about the situation of trucks entering and leaving the factory, the road is not too wide, vehicles moving around are crowded, it is easy to cause congestion and poses a potential risk to traffic safety". Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

Trao doi voi PV Bao Lao Dong, mot lanh dao UBND phuong Xuat Hoa cho biet, xuong go tren bat dau hoat dong tu dau nam 2025 va phan dien tich dat hien van do Cong ty Co phan Xi Mang Bac Kan quan ly. Anh: Nguyen Hoan.

Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, a leader of Xuat Hoa Ward People's Committee said that the above wood workshop started operating from the beginning of 2025 and the land area is still managed by Bac Kan Cement Joint Stock Company. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.

According to the ward and locality leaders, the locality has not yet checked the legality of the wood workshop due to authority issues, but can only support coordination when requested by competent authorities. However, if there is information related to fire prevention and fighting, the ward will proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to conduct an inspection. Photo: Nguyen Hoan.