Fire disaster in Hanoi: Eleven dead after a devastating karaoke fire!

Fire disaster in Hanoi: Eleven dead after a devastating karaoke fire!

in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, a tragic fire disaster occurred in a karaoke bar on Wednesday evening, in which eleven people lost their lives. According to reports from the police, the fire broke out around 11:00 p.m. (local time) after a 51-year-old guest bought petrol after a dispute in the bar and lit it on the first floor of the three-story building. The suspect initially fled, but could be caught later and confessed to his deed. The flames largely destroyed the building and blocked the victims of the escape route, such as Tagesspiegel reported.

Seven other people could be brought to safety by the emergency services and transported to the hospital, while the emergency services rose a total of eleven deaths from the ruins. Eyewitnesses reported that the situation was so chaotic that nobody could come to the aid of the presumably trapped. The fire brigade was overwhelmed with the situation, which indicates the frequent security deficiencies in fire victims in Vietnam. Fire regulations are often lax and the equipment of the fire brigade inadequate, such as krone noted.

This tragic incident report is not the first of its kind in Vietnam. In 2022, 32 people lost their lives in a devastating fire in a karaoke bar in Ho Chi Minh City. These repeated disasters throw a worrying light on the lack of safety precautions in many public institutions in the country.