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What to know about worst fires in Vietnam in 2024

VOV.VN - As many as 3,922 fires and explosions occurred across Vietnam from September 2023 to September 2024, killing 103 people and injuring 78 others, with losses valued at VND296.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

A devastating fire breaks out at a coffee shop in Hanoi on December 18 evening, killing 11 people and injuring seven others. By 11:40 p.m. on the same day the fire had been brought under control.

The fire stems from a loud argument between a coffee shop employee and a local resident, and after that, the man buys petrol and sets the shop on fire. Authorities initiate a murder investigation and subsequently press charges against him.

A fire burns a lodging house in a small alley in Hanoi at midnight in May 2024, claiming 14 lives. The fire erupts on the first floor used to repair electric motorbikes and bicycles.

The deadliest fire is reported at a mini apartment building in Hanoi in September 2023, killing as many as 56 people, including students. The fire has raised awareness about fire prevention and safety among the landlords of mini apartment buildings for rent in the capital.

A fire sweeps through a funeral service facility in Nha Trang city, central Vietnam, in November, claiming the lives of two adults and two children.

The three-story building contains several caskets, joss paper, and other funeral-related tools and equipment. The flames quickly spread to other floors before being eventually brought under control within two hours.

Four people from the same family die in a tragic fire occurring in a six-story building in Hanoi in mid-June. The police dispatch 12 fire trucks along with more than 100 officers from various districts to the scene to extinguish the fire.

The fire breaks out on the fourth floor used to store construction materials and quickly spread to other floors within minutes, before being put out within two hours.

Two adults and one child from a family die in a fire that engulfs a two-storey house in Bac Giang province, northern Vietnam, in mid-June. The fire stems from the place where an electric bike is parked, before quickly spreading and causing a lot of toxic smoke.

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