Apartment fire in Saigon caused by power bank
The owner of an apartment in the Parc Spring apartment building (District 2) left a power bank plugged in for many days, causing an explosion and fire spreading to the mattress.
On April 2, the Fire Police Department of District 2 (HCMC) said that the owner of an apartment on the 8th floor of the Parc Spring apartment building had left a power bank plugged into the bedside table for many days. Because it was not unplugged, the power bank generated heat and caught fire. The fire then caught on to a pile of books, a computer, and spread to the mattress, causing the fire last night.
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Fire at Parc Spring apartment building in District 2. Photo:Thai Ha. |
At nearly 6 p.m., hundreds of Parc Spring residents fled in panic when the fire alarm system went off and smoke billowed from an apartment on the 8th floor, block A.
Fire police dispatched a ladder truck and dozens of soldiers to the scene, guiding residents to escape and extinguishing the fire within minutes. This apartment building had just received instructions and a fire drill two days ago.
Residents said that the fire alarm system and the stairwell lights were working well. They panicked and ran away when they discovered the fire because they were afraid of the motorbike fire in the basement of the Carina apartment building that killed 13 people. The consequences were especially serious because the fire alarm and fire fighting system in the apartment building did not work. Black smoke from the basement seeped up the stairs, causing many people to suffocate.
Apartment fire in Saigon, hundreds of residents flee
An empty apartment on the 8th floor of the Parc Spring apartment building (District 2) caught fire, causing hundreds of people to panic and run to the ground.
After the fire, Ho Chi Minh City conducted a general review of all apartment buildings in the area regarding fire prevention and fighting, including hundreds of old apartment buildings that did not meet safety standards, and many newly built apartment buildings that had not been tested for fire prevention and fighting systems and had been occupied by residents. In the near future, the City People's Committee will publicly announce a list of apartment buildings that violate fire prevention and fighting safety regulations for the public to know.
In the past, many apartments and houses have caught fire due to electrical short circuits in electronic devices such as televisions, refrigerators, etc. Late last year, in Nghe An, there was a case of a power bank exploding and burning down an entire house.
