3 people were injured and died while setting up the flagpole to prepare for Tet.

On January 26, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Chairman of the People's Committee of Minh Hop Commune (Quy Hop) said that a local resident unfortunately died while erecting a pole to celebrate Tet on the afternoon of January 25.

At that time, at a family in the commune, a group of people were erecting a pole to celebrate Tet. During the erection process, due to carelessness, the pole fell.touch the power linelow voltage passing through the area near the house.

Near Tet, many people erect poles according to traditional customs. Photo courtesy of Huy Thu

The incident caused a young man (born in 1993), from Hung Nguyen districtdeathand 2 other young men (from Tuong Duong) were injured and are currently being treated at the hospital.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung said that now is the time nearing Lunar New Year, many households erect poles, so each person needs to raise awareness to ensure their own safety. Through this incident, the local government will also increase propaganda and remind people to avoid unfortunate incidents like the above./.