Current status of apartment building requested for urgent demolition by HCMC leaders

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    HCMC - Apartment building 440 Tran Hung Dao (District 5) is like a "time bomb" due to serious degradation. Residents hope to demolish it soon and build a new project to avoid waste.

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    Hundreds of households live insecurely in old, dilapidated apartment buildings

    Phùng Minh |

    The 5-storey apartment building at Doc Hanh (Thai Nguyen City) is seriously degraded, posing a potential safety risk, causing hundreds of households to worry and feel insecure.

    Nỗi lo cháy không lối thoát tại chung cư cũ ở TPHCM.

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    MINH TÂM - NGỌC ÁNH |

    HCMC - The degraded fire protection system and the "no-escape" design of apartment buildings are a nightmare for many households in case of a fire or explosion.

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