On November 22, a representative of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Hanoi City Police said that Long Bien District Police had just rescued two people trapped in a burning house in Residential Group 12 (Thach Ban Ward).

Specifically, at around 10:15 p.m. on November 21, Call Center 114 - Hanoi City Police Command Information Center received a report of a house fire.

Immediately upon receiving the information, the Command Information Center mobilized the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police force of Long Bien District Police in coordination with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of City Police to the scene to organize fire fighting.

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Fire police force brought 2 victims out by fire ladder. Photo: CACC

It was determined that someone was trapped on the upper floor of the house, the rolling door was slammed shut and could not be opened. The authorities and the fire safety and firefighting team, along with the residents, deployed a fire hose through a rope ladder to the second floor of the house to put out the fire.

The authorities used a machine to cut the first floor rolling door to release the smoke outside, quickly approached the second and third floors of the house through the balcony to reassure and guide the two trapped people to move safely outside using the fire ladder.

At about 22:46 the same day, the fire was completely extinguished.

Initial statistics show that some items burned in the attic of the house, there were no human casualties.

The cause of the fire is being investigated and clarified by the authorities.

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