3 people called for help in a burning rented room, locked from the outside

Police suspect that due to unsuccessful attempts to win back a relationship, a young man locked the door of a young woman's rented room in Binh Duong, poured gasoline and set it on fire.

The rented room was locked from the outside, 3 trapped people were rescued with severe burns. Photo: Nguyet Trieu

In the early morning of September 4, residents of a boarding house in Tan Dong Hiep ward, Di An town, Binh Duong, heard cries for help from the burning boarding house of Mr. Tran Van Dong (26 years old, from Quang Binh province) and his wife. People rushed to help but the door was locked from the outside, the space reeked of gasoline.

Some peoplebroke the door, brought fire extinguisher, basin... to put out the fire. Mr. Dong and his wife and the young girl19 years old, his brother-in-law, was rescued with severe burns.The fire caused many items in the room to burn and be damaged.

According to initial investigation, a few days ago, Mr. Dong's ex-girlfriend texted his sister-in-law to threaten to kill her, after the young woman asked to break up. At around 1:30 a.m. today, Mr. Dong and his wife woke up to find their rented room surrounded by fire. They tried to break down the door but were unsuccessful because it was locked from the outside.

"From the victim's testimony and the results of the investigation at the scene, we suspect this was an arson case," said an investigator.

Police are looking for the killer.

According to VNE