[3] The ward was linked to Hòn Gai via a ferry line until the inauguration of the Bãi Cháy Bridge in 2006.

A northeast wind then blew the fire toward the west side of the Cửa Lục Bay and inflamed the dry forest nearby.

As people from Hồng Gai and elsewhere saw fire blazing up from this place regularly, they coined the term "Bãi Cháy" for the area.

Under French rule, Bãi Cháy was named Vatchay or Ile aux buissons (lit.

The ward's general topographic feature is a low elevation range of hills sloping gently toward the sea.