House fire in Ho Chi Minh City, 6 people climbed over the railing to escape

Fire engulfed a three-story apartment in District 3, many people climbed over the railing to escape to a neighbor's house, on the morning of January 26.

After 2 hours, the fire broke out on the ground floor of a rented hair salon in a two-story house of about 60 square meters located on Le Van Sy Street, Ward 12. Inside, there were many motorbikes and hairdressing tools, so the fire spread fiercely.

The three-story house was covered in stucco. Photo: Minh Hoa — The three-story house was engulfed in flames. Photo: *Minh Hoa*

Many people in the house tried to put out the fire but failed, so they climbed over the railing on the first floor to escape to the house next door. A few minutes later, the fire spread upstairs and engulfed the house.

Ms. Hoa, who lives next to the burning house, said that some tenants were able to escape in time. "The fire was raging, many people had to bang on the doors of the houses next door to call for them to escape for fear of the fire spreading," Ms. Hoa said.

Many fire trucks and about 30 firefighters arrived at the scene. Firefighters broke the iron door and hosed down the fire to prevent it from spreading. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, with no casualties but much property destroyed.

The entire house was damaged, the walls were blackened by smoke, peeling, cracked, and in danger of collapsing. According to the police, the initial cause could be an electrical short circuit on the ground floor.

Dinh Van

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