Fire in refrigeration store, 3 mother and children died
Discovering the refrigeration store on fire and hearing cries for help from inside, people tried every way to break the door to rescue the victims in the house, but were unsuccessful. The fire tragically killed a mother and her three children.
The fire broke out at around 2:00 a.m. on April 22 at an electronics and refrigeration store in Yen Tien commune, district of Y Yen, Nam Dinh province.
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The scene of the incident that left 3 mothers and children dead. |
According to initial information, at the above time, people living near the refrigeration store of Ms. Pham Thi T. (36 years old), heard screams and calls for help coming from the house. People immediately ran out to check and discovered that Ms. Thao's house was on fire, so they quickly tried to break the door to help.
However, when people broke the iron door, the fire had already broken out fiercely and engulfed the entire house. Putting out the fire and rescuing people was very difficult because the house was mainly filled with electronic devices and fabrics, so the fire broke out fiercely.
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When people broke the iron door, the fire had already broken out and engulfed the entire house. |
The fire caused the death of Ms. Pham Thi T. (36 years old) and her two children, Do Thanh X. (10 years old) and Do Tan D. (6 years old), because they could not escape in time.
According to some residents, there were 4 people in the burnt family, but the husband was working away when the fire broke out. At around 3am the same day, the authorities removed the bodies of the 3 unfortunate victims from the house and conducted an investigation to clarify the cause of the incident.
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People in Yen Tien commune are still in shock after the fire that killed Ms. T. and her three children. |
Authorities are currently blocking off the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.