At the very least 23 lifeless in karaoke fireplace

A hearth killed at the very least 23 folks and injured a number of in a karaoke bar close to Ho Chi Minh Metropolis (south) in a single day from Tuesday to Wednesday, one of many deadliest disasters of this type in Vietnam in recent times .

“We’re nonetheless on the lookout for extra casualties, however the demise toll now stands at 23 lifeless and 11 injured,” Mai Hung Dung, an official in Binh Duong province the place the incident passed off, informed AFP. the drama. A primary depend had beforehand reported 12 deaths.

The catastrophe occurred Tuesday night within the karaoke bar ‘An Phu’ in Thuan An, north of Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, the commercial middle of the nation.

“The reason for the fireplace has not been decided and is beneath investigation,” commune chief Nguyen Thanh Ham informed AFP.

The hearth destroyed the 2nd and third flooring of the constructing with 4 ranges and thirty karaoke rooms, trapping prospects and workers, official media reported.

Some took refuge on a balcony because the flames grew in depth, fueled inside by the picket decorations, whereas others needed to soar from the flooring, in line with the identical supply.

“Lots of people escaped by way of the principle entrance, however many extra jumped out, breaking their legs and arms,” a witness informed the VNExpress information website.

Inspection of institutions in danger

Pictures taken within the morning confirmed firefighters working from cranes close to home windows from which plumes of smoke continued to billow.

Native police stated fireplace prevention measures within the constructing had been checked earlier than the accident, state media stated.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday ordered the inspection of at-risk institutions, together with karaoke bars, well-liked within the nation.

It’s the deadliest fireplace in Vietnam since that of a residential constructing in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis in 2018 which killed 13 folks.

The same tragedy (13 lifeless) occurred in 2016 in a karaoke bar within the capital Hanoi, casting doubt on these locations suspected of not taking fundamental security guidelines under consideration.

In August, three firefighters died attempting to place out a fireplace at a karaoke bar in Hanoi.

In close by Thailand, a fireplace in a nightclub close to the seaside resort of Pattaya killed 23 folks in early August.

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