Ministry of Public Security investigates tea room fire that killed 6 people in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Regarding the particularly serious fire in Vinh City, the Ministry of Public Security has approached the scene and directed professional units of Nghe An Provincial Police to urgently investigate and clarify the cause of the fire.
As reported, at around 0:15 on June 15, many residents living on Dinh Cong Trang Street, Vinh City discovered a fire breaking out.fire in tea roomFill in at 146 Dinh Cong Trang.
“The house was solidly built, surrounded by tempered glass, there was no escape route, so the victims died of smoke inhalation. During the firefighting process, the rescue team put out the fire on one hand, and cordoned off the area on the other hand, sprayed water to cool down and prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring houses,” added Colonel Cao Minh Huyen - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department, who was directly in charge at the scene.
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| At around 1:30 a.m., authorities controlled the fire and discovered six people dead in the burned house. Photo: Nam Phuc. |
Given the serious consequences of the fire, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (C07), Ministry of Public Security, was present at the scene to direct the investigation. Through analysissceneColonel Nguyen Minh Khuong - Deputy Director of Department C07, Ministry of Public Security said: At the location of the bedroom on the first floor when the rescue team approached, the victims' posture was still as if they were sleeping, proving that the whole family did not know there was a fire and gradually passed out due to inhaling toxic smoke.
At the third floor bathroom where the mother and child were found, the two victims tried to find a way out, but the fire was so big that it blocked the only exit on the third floor, so the mother and child ran into the bathroom to defend themselves and gradually passed out.
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| The house burned down. Photo: Archive |
Therefore, authorities need to have recommendations for households living in combined residential and business housing so that people can be more proactive in fire and explosion prevention and escape routes.
Currently, Nghe An Police are coordinating with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security to urgently investigate to clarify the cause and announce the cause of this fire that killed 6 people.
