On February 21, a representative of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Hanoi City Police said that the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team of Thanh Xuan District Police had just rescued an old man trapped in a burning house.

Specifically, at 7:55 a.m. the same day, the Hanoi City Police Command Information Center received a fire alarm at a house at 2A, alley 129/2/19 Nguyen Trai (Thuong Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district).

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The first floor of the house was on fire. Photo: CACC

Upon receiving the news, the City Police Command Information Center dispatched 3 cars, 2 fire trucks and 16 officers and soldiers to the scene to put out the fire and organize rescue.

The house on fire was 5 stories high, the fire broke out on the 1st floor. As soon as they arrived, the Fire Police and Rescue Force organized many teams to put out the fire and rescue trapped people.

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An old man was carried out of a burning house by police. Photo: CACC

Authorities rescued an elderly man (78 years old, homeowner) trapped in the fire. His health is now stable.

The cause of the fire was determined to be an electrical short circuit in the induction cooker in the kitchen area.