Tag: "fire"
Ho Chi Minh City urges residents to remove ‘tiger cages’ in door-to-door fire safety push

Ho Chi Minh City urges residents to remove ‘tiger cages’ in door-to-door fire safety push

Ho Chi Minh City 10:40 16/07/2025

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are urging residents to remove ‘chuong cop’ (tiger cage), or iron-barred enclosures installed on balconies and windows to prevent burglary, in order to reduce the fatal risks posed during fires.

Deadly Ho Chi Minh City apartment fire caused by short circuit: police

Deadly Ho Chi Minh City apartment fire caused by short circuit: police

Ho Chi Minh City 09:53 09/07/2025

An electrical short circuit from a resident’s unauthorized wiring at a ground-floor apartment caused a deadly Sunday fire at Doc Lap apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City, police confirmed on Tuesday.

Ho Chi Minh City apartment building fire kills 8

Ho Chi Minh City apartment building fire kills 8

Ho Chi Minh City 10:07 07/07/2025

Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration, early on Monday morning led a delegation to the scene of a deadly fire that killed eight people at Doc Lap apartment complex in Phu Tho Hoa Ward, formerly part of Tan Phu District.

Thousands in Spain confined indoors for hours by toxic fumes

Thousands in Spain confined indoors for hours by toxic fumes

World 13:28 11/05/2025

Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors for nearly seven hours on Saturday, after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.

Fire claims 4 lives in southern Vietnam

Fire claims 4 lives in southern Vietnam

Vietnam News 10:45 10/04/2025

Police officers were cordoning off the scene of a tragic house fire which killed four people in My Tho City under Tien Giang Province, southern Vietnam at 7:30 am on Thursday.

House fire kills four in Hanoi

House fire kills four in Hanoi

Vietnam News 11:08 13/05/2023

Another person was injured

Fire ravages forest at entrance to Vietnam’s Da Lat

Fire ravages forest at entrance to Vietnam’s Da Lat

Vietnam News 14:42 08/04/2023

The blaze was largely contained after about nine hours

Fire engulfs motorboats at yard near Ho Chi Minh City river

Fire engulfs motorboats at yard near Ho Chi Minh City river

Vietnam News 12:34 27/02/2023

It is estimated that at least 10 motorboats were burned down

Fire engulfs 5 houses in central Vietnam

Fire engulfs 5 houses in central Vietnam

Vietnam News 11:43 02/02/2023

The incident occurred after a group of Quang Nam Province residents lit a fire to keep warm

3 killed after fire hits grocery store in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

3 killed after fire hits grocery store in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Vietnam News 16:47 28/10/2022

Three people were killed while three others were saved as a fire broke out at a grocery store in Dong Thap

Firefighters rescue 11 from house fire in Hanoi

Firefighters rescue 11 from house fire in Hanoi

Vietnam News 13:25 24/10/2022

The fire broke out at a six-story house in Cau Giay District on Sunday evening