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A three-story house on Dinh Cong Trang Street of Vinh Town, Nghe An, is burned down, June 15, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Hai. |
The house, which hosted a music club, lies on Dinh Cong Trang Street in the province's capital town of Vinh. The club has been shut down following protocols on Covid-19 prevention, which suspend non-essential services.
Nguyen Thanh Ha, 67, a guard at a kindergarten that is five meters from the house, said he heard continuous explosions from the house past midnight as he was sleeping at the school’s precinct.
"When I rushed out at around 1 a.m., I saw fire engulfing the house so I called the fire police immediately. Some people in the area came too, but the fire was so big that no one dared to approach," he said.
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Firefighters put down the fire on June 15, 2021. Photo by VnExpress. |
Fire police dispatched seven ambulances and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene. They put off the fire at around 2 a.m. but could not save the six people inside the house.
"Four people in a family died on the first floor and two others died in the bathroom on the third floor," a police officer informed.
The house where the fire broke out spreads hundreds of square meters.
Police have cordoned off the area for investigation.