Apartment fire suspected due to arson
Ho Chi Minh CityThe fire broke out fiercely at the 14th floor of an apartment building in District 12, causing hundreds of residents to flee, the building’s fire alarm was not working, on the morning of April 6.
Fire in an apartment building. Video: People provide
Around 4am, a fire broke out from an apartment in To Ky Tower, Trung My Tay ward. The man and woman living inside ran out before the fire engulfed them. Many residents discovered the fire, shouting at each other, banging on the door of a neighbor’s house to evacuate.
Ms. Ngo Thi Hong Van (a resident of the building) said that when exercising below, she saw the fire burning, so she ran inside and hit the fire alarm box installed on the wall, but it did not work. The security guard of Tan Chanh Hiep market opposite the apartment building broadcast a loudspeaker to those still on the building.
Black smoke from the burning apartment spread to the upper floors. Photo: Dinh Van
Three fire engines and dozens of soldiers arrived at the scene. Firefighters raised ladders and used water cannons to put out the fire. There were no casualties in the fire, but many buildings and properties in the apartment were destroyed. Black smoke filled the apartments above.
According to a leader of the People’s Committee of Trung My Tay Ward, the fire was caused by a man and a woman in the apartment that were set on fire after arguing. The police worked with them to investigate.
The location of the apartment building was on fire. Photo: Google Maps
To Ky Tower apartment building has been put into use since October 2018, with two blocks of more than 400 apartments, with about 1,000 residents.
More than two weeks ago, a case apartment fire On Luy Ban Bich Street, Tan Phu District, was also suspected of being set on fire, causing the death of mother and child.
Dinh Van
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