Fire in residential area in Ho Chi Minh City, people panic and flee with their belongings

Anh Tú |

Ho Chi Minh City - At noon on March 8, a large fire in an alley on Thai Phien street (Ho Chi Minh City) quickly spread to a neighboring house, causing panic in the residential area.

Initial information, at about 12 pm on the same day, people discovered smoke and fire rising from a house located deep in an alley on Thai Phien street, Minh Phung ward.

Because this area is densely populated and houses are built close together, just a few minutes later, the fire quickly flared up fiercely and spread to neighboring houses.

Hiện trường vụ cháy. Ảnh: Hoàng Chinh
Fire scene. Photo: Hoang Chinh

Discovering the fire, many people quickly used mini fire extinguishers to put out the fire on the spot but failed. The fire spread quickly, causing chaos throughout the area.

At the same time, many affected households or those in dangerous areas also rushed to pack their belongings and lead their motorbikes to escape to a safe area.

Do hẻm hẹp, xe cứu hỏa không thể vào tận nơi, lực lượng chức năng phải vất vả kéo vòi rồng hàng chục mét để khống chế đám cháy. Ảnh: Hoàng Chinh
Due to the narrow alley, fire trucks could not reach the scene, functional forces had to struggle to pull water cannons dozens of meters to control the fire. Photo: Hoang Chinh

Upon receiving the news, the Fire and Rescue Police force (PCCC & CNCH) quickly dispatched many specialized vehicles and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene. Because the fire location was in a deep alley, functional forces had to pull a water cannon more than ten meters long to approach and control the fire.

Một chiếc xe máy được người dân kịp thời đưa ra khỏi đám cháy, phần yên đã bị ngọn lửa thiêu rụi. Ảnh: Hoàng Chinh
A motorbike was promptly removed from the fire by people, the seat was burned down by the fire. Photo: Hoang Chinh

By more than 1 pm, the fire was basically under control. The fire damaged and burned many assets, belongings and motorbikes inside the houses.

Currently, functional forces are continuing to seal off the scene, statistics of damage and investigate to clarify the cause of the incident.

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