Hanoi teacher recalls the moment her husband jumped from the 3rd floor onto a corrugated iron roof while holding their child

At the Neurosurgery Department of the Saint Paul General Hospital, Ms. TTTH gradually recovered after spinal surgery. When she first woke up, she suppressed the pain and kept asking about her children.

Ms. TTH (teacher H's aunt) said that no one dared to tell the truth that her granddaughter had passed away because they were afraid that Ms. H would not be able to bear the great shock. This morning, the family arranged the funeral for her in her hometown.

Ms. T.T.T.H is still in shock after the horrific mini apartment fire. (Photo: Thi Thi) — Ms. TTTH is still in shock after the horrific mini apartment fire. (Photo: Thi Thi)

The house has 5 people, at night when discovering the fire, her husband rushed out to the hallway to check the situation but it was too late. At that time, toxic gas began to invade the floors. " Honey, there's a fire, let the children run first", Ms. H recalled her husband's words.

Her 4th grade daughter and 3rd grade son held hands and ran back upstairs, but due to the complicated situation, they lost each other. The son ran up to the 6th floor, was pulled into a room by residents to avoid toxic smoke, waited for the rescue team to arrive and was successfully rescued at 2am.

Her daughter was not so lucky, she was lost and died. Ms. H still hasn't heard the bad news, so she "feels lucky that the whole family is alive."

Ms. H. said that at the moment of death, her husband quickly wrapped himself in a blanket, hugged his 27-month-old child and jumped onto the neighbor's roof. She also jumped after him, escaping through the window.

Thinking back to the moment when the line between life and death was so fragile, Ms. H is still in shock. (Photo: Thi Thi)

“At that time, we thought if we didn’t take the risk, we would surely die. The neighbor’s house was across the street, if we didn’t aim at the right spot, we would fall to the ground,” Ms. H recounted, adding that at that moment, both she and her husband knew they would be injured.

Ms. H. has been a teacher at the Thanh Xuan District Continuing Education Center since 2010. According to information from the Thanh Xuan District Department of Education and Training, as of this morning, schools reported that 13 students in the area died in the mini apartment fire.

Also this morning, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the Hanoi Education Trade Union launched a campaign calling on staff and teachers to donate and share the pain and loss with students and families of the victims.

Sharing the grief for the students who died in the fire, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training, along with officials and teachers of the Education Trade Union, observed a minute of silence to remember the victims. At the launching ceremony, the Department also raised 179 million VND.

Hanoi Department of Education and Training visited and encouraged teachers and students who were victims of the fire. (Photo: Thi Thi)

"The injured students who are being treated will be greatly traumatized mentally. The school will send teachers to care for and support them to help them overcome this difficulty," said Mr. Cuong.

On the afternoon of September 14, the Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training visited Xanh Pon General Hospital to visit and encourage teachers and students being treated at the hospital.

Many victims of the mini apartment fire in Hanoi are being treated at Bach Mai Hospital.

On the evening of September 13, Hanoi City Police informed that, up to now, authorities have identified 56 dead and 37 injured (of which, the identities of 39/56 dead have been identified) in the mini apartment fire in Thanh Xuan district.
The fire broke out at around 11:30 p.m. on September 12, at a mini apartment building located deep in alley 29/70, Khuong Ha street, Khuong Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi.

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