In fact, many fires have been heartbreaking with obstacles that slow down the fire and rescue process.

Specifically, about 5h22 on 8/7, the Hanoi Police Command Information Center received fire alarm at home No. 12 Tho Quan alley (Tho Quan ward, Dong Da district).

After 5 minutes, the fire and rescue vehicle of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Team of Dong Da District Police came to the scene and deployed the firepower, looking for people trapped.

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The house where the fire occurred

However, 3 people including NQM (SN 2010), NPU (SN 2012) and DTD (SN 2004) died.

The Hanoi Police Department determined that the size of the fire area was a housing combined with service business (toenails, nails), 6 -storey tube house, an area of ​​about 60m2, reinforced concrete structure.

There are 4 fire extinguishers in the house, there are emergency exit doors on the 1st, 2nd and 6 floors. But the 6th floor is sealed with brick walls and bars, and in other emergency exit contains many items and chemicals that are easily burnt so the fire spreads quickly.

The goods are high in rooms from the 2nd to 6 -floor room, causing the fire to create lots of smoke, dense toxic gases have hindered the fire fighting and rescue of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police.

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The "tiger cage" solidly made the escape difficult

Earlier, at 7:44 on 13/5, the Hanoi Police Command Information Center received fire alarms in Thanh Cong Street (Quang Trung, Ha Dong).

Upon receiving the news, the Command Information Center mobilized 4 fire engines of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Team of Ha Dong District Police and the Fire fighting and rescue team in the No. 4 area and dozens of officials and soldiers to the scene of fire extinguishing.

At 7:49 am on the same day, the units approached, searched, saved the victims, and deployed fire fighting.

The functional force determined, the head of the household was Mr. NQM (SN 1980), his wife, Ms. NTH (SN 1984).

The fire has caused 4 deaths including: Mrs. NTKX (SN 1956, Mr. NQM's mother), NMP (SN 2013), NMD.

According to the authorities, the iron fence "tiger cages" sealed the 2nd and 3rd floor of the house, making it difficult for fire fighting.

The path "birth - death" in the house is burning

The representative of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department said that housing or housing combined business in many large urban areas in our country is characterized by the form of tube houses.

These tube houses have a way to escape through the stairs between floors and escape through the main door on the first floor.

Besides, in the tube houses, the exit of the balcony, the entrance to the roof or the entrance to the roof to escape to the house or the adjacent project.

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Fire Prevention and Fighting Police is very hard when approaching the solid "tiger cage" house

Also according to the representative of the Hanoi Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department, people need to be equipped with portable fire extinguishers in the house, located conveniently, easy to see, easy to take and guide all members to use the fire extinguisher, including children.

If possible, it is equipped with a fire alarm system, a slow -down wire, and an indoor smoke mask.

"The furniture and household items must be scientifically arranged so as not to hinder the escape ways," the representative of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department of Hanoi Police Department recommended.