A fire at a mini-apartment block has killed 56 people and injured 37 others as of Wednesday evening in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi.
Of the 56 fatalities, 39 have been identified, Vietnam News Agency reported.
A 44-year-old local man, the owner of the nine-story apartment block in Thanh Xuan district, has been prosecuted and detained for having violated regulations on fire prevention and fighting.
The fire broke out before Tuesday midnight at the first story of the block with a floor area of over 200 square meters in Khuong Dinh ward, where some 150 people live.
(Cover: Firefighters work to put out a fire and rescue people at an apartment block in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 13, 2023. /CFP)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
