According to records, fish began to die from April 10 and continued to occur on the afternoon of April 12. The amount of dead fish is estimated at more than 2 tons, lying all over the fields and Le Son Bau area of more than 30 hectares in Hoa Tien commune.
According to people's feedback, a month ago, most of the rice fields of hundreds of households in Hoa Tien commune also died. People suspect that the T.Đ.T galvanizing factory (located in Dien Tien commune, Dien Ban town, Quang Nam province), located adjacent to Hoa Tien commune, is discharging waste that causes rice and fish to die.
Mr. Nguyen Ai, Chairman of Hoa Tien Commune People's Committee, said that on the morning of April 12, the Commune People's Committee coordinated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Hoa Vang district to check on the dead fish situation. The above agency also took water samples from the area where the fish died to find the cause.