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    Photos: Fifty-six people killed in Hanoi apartment fire

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    Photos: Fifty-six people killed in Hanoi apartment fire

    Vietnam's deadliest fire in 20 years started just before midnight on Tuesday


    Published:  September 13, 2023 18:35 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor  and  with input from AFP

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    Hanoi: Fifty-six people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, police said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from inside and a small boy thrown from the building. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's deadliest fire in 20 years started just before midnight on Tuesday (1700 GMT) in the parking floor of the 10-storey building, an area packed with motorbikes, witnesses said. Image Credit: AFP
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    "56 people have been killed and 37 people injured," Hanoi police department said in a statement. At least three children were among the dead, state media reported. The owner of the apartment block has been arrested on suspicion of violating fire prevention regulations, Hanoi police said. Image Credit: AFP
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    Photos by AFP photographers on the scene showed flames and smoke billowing from barred balconies. The blaze was out by Wednesday morning but rescuers still struggled for hours to get into the building, which is down a narrow alley in a residential area of southwest Hanoi. Image Credit: AFP
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    The complex's small balconies were surrounded by iron bars, with the apartment block having only a single exit and no emergency ladder on the outside. Pictures showed a line of charred motorbikes on the ground floor, where the fire began. Around 150 people lived in the complex, authorities said. Image Credit: AFP
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    A witness, Huong, said a small child was thrown from an apartment to escape the flames. "The smoke was everywhere. There was a little boy thrown from a high floor, I don't know whether he survived or not although people used a mattress to catch him," she said. Image Credit: AP
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    Neighbours reported several others jumping from the block. Hundreds of people gathered later outside a Hanoi morgue, waiting to hear if their family members and friends were among the victims. Image Credit: AP
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    One group of five women, sitting on the floor outside the morgue, said their "whole family had gone". "They were our children and grandchildren," they said. Image Credit: AFP
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    Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who visited the site Wednesday as well as survivors in hospital, ordered an investigation into the fire. Vietnam has experienced several deadly fires in recent years, often at entertainment venues. Image Credit: AFP
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    A year ago, a karaoke bar blaze near commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City killed 32 people and injured 17. The owner was later arrested on charges related to breaching fire prevention regulations. In the aftermath, the prime minister ordered an inspection of all high-risk venues. Image Credit: AFP
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    Thirteen people died in 2018 after an apartment complex in Ho Chi Minh City caught fire. Another 13 died in 2016 in a karaoke venue in Hanoi following a fire. Southeast Asia frequently sees deadly fires with accidental conflagrations common, a result of lax safety standards. Image Credit: AFP

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