Family of the fire victims are still in shock

On the morning of September 13, after surviving a horrific fire that occurred in his apartment building last night, Mr. DQ.T (42 years old) still has not recovered mentally.

Sitting holding his 27-month-old daughter who is being monitored for injuries at the Pediatric Center (Bach Mai Hospital), Mr. T. thanked God that his family was still alive.

According to Mr. T., because he worked late last night, he was still awake at 11 o'clock. Suddenly, there were shouts of fire and cries for help coming from the first floor of the apartment building.

Smoke started to rise from the fire escape on the balcony, not understanding what was happening, he opened the door and ran out to find a fire. He quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and rushed down to the first floor where the fire started to put it out, but the fire was too big and the thick smoke made him suffocate. Seeing that the situation was not good, the man rushed upstairs to rescue his wife and children.

Mr. T. remembers the moment he and his family escaped the fire.

"I quickly told the two children, a 9-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, to run to the 9th floor rooftop to avoid the smoke," said Mr. T., adding that the rooftop is an open space of about 300 square meters. If the smoke rises, it will disperse elsewhere and the children will not suffocate.

Mr. T. returned home to pick up his wife and 27-month-old son and ran to the rooftop. When he opened the door, smoke filled the house and the hot air caused the glass door of his house to explode and shatter.

Knowing that he could not run up the stairs, he quickly pulled his wife and children to the emergency balcony. "At that time, the only way to survive was to jump down," Mr. T. said.

The man quickly grabbed the blanket, pulled the curtains inside the house and threw them under the corrugated iron roof on the first floor. Then he jumped down holding his 27-month-old child in his arms. The pain in his arm made Mr. T. grimace, but he still tried to encourage his wife to jump. Mr. T.'s wife then also jumped down, broke her leg and is being treated at Xanh Pon Hospital.

"Luckily, my two children are now lying here peacefully, but I feel like my heart is on fire because I have no information about my 9-year-old daughter. When I asked my sister, she said that at that time there were many people and chaos, so she did not see her sister," Mr. T. added.

The leader of the Pediatric Center said that the condition of Mr. T's two children is stable, and tests show no special disorders. The 27-month-old child has a soft tissue injury on his leg, but it is not a cause for concern.

Lying at the Emergency Center, Bach Mai Hospital, patient BQM (born in 1994) from Hai Duong is receiving oxygen after emergency treatment. M. and his younger brother have been renting an apartment in this building for over a year. When the fire broke out, M.'s apartment was on the 4th floor and m. jumped from the 4th floor. As a result, M. suffered multiple injuries. M.'s younger brother, a student, was also seriously injured. The two brothers are still lying at the A9 Emergency Center.

Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue visited and encouraged patients who were victims of the mini apartment fire at Bach Mai Hospital.

The doctor taking care of M. shared, "When the patient was admitted to the hospital, his whole body was black. The medical staff gave him first aid, cleaned him up, and provided psychological care, so the patient felt more secure."

Standing outside the emergency room, Mr. Nguyen Van H. (victim's name has been changed) still cannot forget the horror of last night's fire.

"My daughter's family of 5, including her husband, 2 children and her in-laws, lives on the 7th floor of the apartment building. My house is next door. Hearing the sound of the fire truck, I had a feeling something was wrong, so I went to my daughter's house right away and saw that it was on fire," said Mr. H.

When arriving at the scene, this person said he saw a big fire, many motorbikes on the first floor were burned black. Mr. H's family of 5 were fortunately rescued in time and taken to the emergency room.

The health of the family members is now stable and they are receiving oxygen. Mr. H. said that while following the fire, he witnessed some people in the apartment jumping from high floors and being seriously injured.

A representative of the Pediatric Center, Bach Mai Hospital, also informed on the morning of September 13 that they had received 7 patients, the youngest being 8 months old, the oldest being 10 years old. Clinically, the patients are stable, breathing high-flow oxygen. However, the children's mental state is unstable and they are frightened. Among the 7 children, a 2-year-old case, in addition to suffocation, also has soft tissue damage in the legs.

Mr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) briefly informed the press on the morning of September 13.

Visiting patients at Bach Mai Hospital this morning, Mr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health), assessed that Bach Mai Hospital had organized well the reception, emergency and treatment of each case. In addition, the hospital had followed the correct emergency procedures for a disaster, which was to classify each patient very specifically and transfer them to each specialty.

Mr. Khue also suggested that the hospital continue to focus all resources, closely monitor all patients and not charge any fees. At the same time, the hospital needs to establish a special task force to focus on treating these patients .

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