The fire occurred at about 5:40 am on May 25 at an apartment on the upper floor of Nam An apartment building located on Dinh Bo Linh street, Ho Chi Minh City.
At that time, the fire started in the upper floor area of the building with dense black smoke rising. The incident occurred early in the morning when many people had not yet woken up. Many residents living in the apartment building quickly alerted each other and moved by stairs to escape to the ground safely.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire and Rescue Police of Ho Chi Minh City immediately mobilized dozens of officers and soldiers and many specialized fire trucks to quickly arrive at the scene. Functional forces deployed ladder trucks and water cannons to approach the burned apartment to control the fire and prevent it from spreading.
By about 6:30 am on the same day, the fire was completely controlled.
The fire did not cause any casualties. However, the fire damaged property inside the apartment on the upper floor. The fire occurred during the morning rush hour, causing traffic through Dinh Bo Linh street area to be difficult because functional forces had to seal off part of the scene to serve firefighting work.
Currently, functional agencies are still blockading and organizing scene examination to investigate and clarify the cause of the fire and statistics on the extent of property damage.
