One killed in HCM City house fire
(VOV) - One local was confirmed dead and four others were injured in a private house fire in HCM City’s District 10 on February 1, the second day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Nguyen Thao Phuong Dung, 32, and her friend Thao paid a Tet visit to Ngo Thi Hao, 87, living in on 200 Ngo Gia Tu Road, ward 4, district 10.
Hosts and guests were chatting when the fire broke out from the second floor at around 04.30pm.
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| Fire fighters trying to extinguish the blaze (Photo:Dantri) |
They all rushed to the third and fourth floors to escape the roaring fire.
Dung smashed the glass window of the fourth floor, but slipped and fell to the ground to death.
The Municipal Fire Brigade deployed 7 fire engines and an access ladder truck to the scene. The blaze was completely put out in half an hour.
Through the access ladder, fire fighters rescued four people from smoke inhalation on the fourth floor who were shortly admitted to Trung Vuong hospital for treatment.
Many home furnishings were burnt down at the scene.