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4 killed in Hanoi house fire

By Staff reporters   June 16, 2024 | 07:49 am PT
Police said they have found at least four bodies after putting out a raging fire at a six-story house in Hanoi Sunday night.

The bodies, fully covered in white cloth, were recovered at 9:50 p.m. from the house of approximately 120 sq.m on Dinh Cong Ha Street in Hoang Mai District.

Police said they were a 53-year-old woman and three children aged 2, 6 and 11.

Fire police carry a fully covered body out of a burned house in Hanoi, June 16, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu

Fire police carry a fully covered body out of a burned house in Hanoi, June 16, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu

The fire broke out on the fourth story of the house, which also serves as a construction material retail venue, at around 6 p.m. It quickly spread to other floors within minutes.

An eyewitness reported that while many people from the fourth floor managed to escape, several were still trapped and screaming for help from the top floor.

A house is on fire on Hanois Dinh Cong Ha Street, June 16, 2024. Photo by Le Kim

A house is on fire on Hanoi's Dinh Cong Ha Street, June 16, 2024. Photo by Le Kim

Firefighters arrived at the scene around 6:30 p.m. and managed to carry some people out on stretchers an hour later.

The fire was contained by 8 p.m. as the police continued searching for trapped victims.

The rescue mission concluded by 10:30 p.m., and the police are now investigating the cause of the fire.

Locals join police to help rescue people from a burning house in Hanoi, June 16, 2024. Video by Quoc Cuong, Quang Minh

 
 
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