A fire erupted Wednesday at a nine-story apartment building in the capital of Hanoi, Vietnam. At least 10 out of 150 residents died from the blaze, including four children.
A fire in a nine-story apartment building inkilled at least 10 people, including four children, and injured more than 50 others, state media reported Wednesday.
The fire has been extinguished and rescue operations were continuing, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Authorities have not confirmed the exact number of deaths. Initial reports had suggested aState-owned national television channel VTV said four children were among those killed. Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher out of a building on fire in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sep. 13, 2023.
The fire was believed to have started late Tuesday and rescuers struggled to reach the building on a narrow lane in south Hanoi. It wasn't immediately clear how much of the building had burned. It was home to 150 residents, and 54 of the 70 people rescued from the fire were hospitalized for their injuries, state media said. Residents were being treated for smoke inhalation and injuries sustained as they tried to escape the building.
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