Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly informed about the fire in Trung Kinh (Hanoi) that killed 14 people. ‘The entrance is narrow, all made of wood with gaps, full of flammable materials. When it explodes, all the pressure creates a fire with very dense gas,’ Mr. Phuong said.
Fire rushed straight into every room
On the afternoon of May 24, speaking at the opening of the discussion session in the group, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly informed delegates about the fire in Trung Kinh (Hanoi) that killed 14 people.
Through grasping the situation from the scene, Mr. Phuong said that fire prevention and fighting was inadequate, land prices increased, people expanded old houses to rent, disrupting the entire old village planning.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong. (Photo: QH)
For example, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, in deep alleys, the houses in them are expanding, going from the main road there are many bends, the deeper you go into the alley, the tighter it gets, motorbikes can go, but if there is one more person , cannot be avoided.
He also said that the staircase area of the house where the fire occurred in Trung Kinh was designed outside. There are two houses there, one 5-story house owned by the homeowner and one 3-story house for rent.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also mentioned the combination of housing and businesses in this fire. The house can be expanded for rent or even for business using the entire space of the driveway.
“Previously, mainly for walkways and trees, the homeowner used a corrugated iron roof to build a workshop to repair motorbikes, bicycles, and electric vehicles,” Mr. Phuong informed and said. According to initial reports, the fire may have started due to an electrical short circuit or an explosion of gas cylinders in the repair workshop. That area has both people’s motorbikes and repair shop vehicles. Therefore, when it exploded, it created great pressure and blew away the entire temporary roof, pushing it all up to the 3-story house.
Meanwhile, the house was renovated by the landlord, each room for rent is only about 16 m2, the stairs are about 60 cm… “The entrance door is narrow, all made of wood with gaps, full of flammable materials. When it explodes, all the pressure creates a fire with very dense gas,” Mr. Phuong said.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also said that if in previous house fires, the rate of death from suffocation was higher than death from fire, but in this particular case, there were more deaths from fire than from suffocation, because the fire went straight into each room. Among them, one room has a relatively solid toilet. People entering that room can close the door and escape.
Classmates came to say goodbye and shared the unfinished dream of the male student who died in the fire.
This morning, May 25, people in Ngoc village, Lac Dao commune, Van Lam district, Hung Yen province felt sad and saddened by the sudden passing of young man Nguyen Xuan Khai.
Khai is a senior student, class 520401B, majoring in Business Administration, Phuong Dong University. Mr. Tran Quy Cao, the representative who led the school’s delegation to visit Khai, said that in a very short time, Khai only has to take one exam to graduate from university. Yet the cruel fire took Khai away from the arms of his parents, friends, and school. Khai will forever be 24 years old.
In addition to school representatives, there were also students in the same class as Khai. Nguyen Que Anh, one of the friends who came to visit, and also a friend in the group with Khai, shared that yesterday morning, May 24, when he heard the news of a fire at a boarding house in the alley of Trung Kinh street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Where Khai has been staying since his second year, a group of friends including Que Anh and 5 other students immediately went to look for him after being unable to contact him by phone. Until noon, there was still no chance so the group of friends contacted Khai’s family and went to the funeral home to look for friends.
“Even though we never expected one of the people inside to be our friend, the whole group was still mentally prepared. However, when we learned that our friend had passed away, we were all shocked,” Que Anh said. Khai’s class yesterday lacked a friend, everyone was sad.
Sharing more about his ill-fated friend, Que Anh said Khai was considered his older brother in class because he was a bit older. Khai is gentle and a bit shy. Khai’s dream is to have a clothing store after graduating. “But that dream never came true,” Que Anh said emotionally.
Classmates lit incense sticks to say goodbye to Khai.
Mother Khai, unable to bear the painful shock of losing her child, could not stand today. As the pillar and support of the whole family at this time, your father is calmer and thanks everyone for coming to share the loss with the family. Khai is the youngest child and only son of his parents. Above you are 2 older sisters.
Principal of Phuong Dong University, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thien Du also sent a letter of condolences to the family. In the letter, Mr. Du wrote: “The Board of Directors of Phuong Dong University is extremely sorry to hear that student Nguyen Xuan Khai (class 520401B, majoring in Business Administration) was unfortunately involved in a fire at alley 119 Trung. Glasses.
On behalf of all faculty and students at the school, the School Board would like to send our deepest condolences to Nguyen Xuan Khai’s family and hope the family will soon overcome this great loss.
Please share my infinite condolences, farewell Nguyen Xuan Khai to eternity!”.
Mr. Tran Quy Cao also informed that the school has decided to refund tuition fees for the second semester of the 2023 – 2024 school year to Khai’s family. At the same time, support the physical insurance refund procedure for you. The Youth Union, Student Association and the faculty and staff of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (where Khai studied) also provided support to the family. Visiting Khai and the group also included Ms. Vu Minh Hang, Deputy Head of the Youth – School Committee, Vice President of the Hanoi Student Association.
Previously, at about 0:46 a.m. on May 24, Hanoi City Police received a report of a house fire at address 1, alley 31, alley 98, alley 43, Trung Kinh street, Trung Hoa ward, Cau Giay district.
The house where the fire occurred consists of two blocks built in the old style. The 2-story outer block, facing a corner, is where the homeowner of 7 people lives. The 3-storey inner block is for rent. Between the two blocks is a yard for the homeowner to do business in repairing motorbikes and electric vehicles, as well as for renters’ motorbikes… In addition to the homeowner, there are 17 other people registered to rent here.
By 1:26 a.m. the same day, the fire was completely extinguished. As a result, 14 people died, 6 people are being treated at the hospital. The homeowner, his two grandchildren and daughter-in-law escaped from the second floor. Property damage is being counted and clarified.