Nghe An police directed the organization to monitor the charging process of electric bicycles, electric motorbikes, and electric cars in the basement to ensure fire and explosion safety.

Immediately after the particularly serious fire occurred at a mini apartment building in Khuong Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi city on September 12, 2023, causing many casualties, Nghe An Provincial Police promptly issued Official Dispatch No. 3031/CAT-PV01 dated September 13, 2023 directing urgent solutions to strengthen fire prevention and fighting work at apartments and boarding houses in Nghe An province, including directing PC 07 Department, Police of districts and cities when conducting inspections and working at apartments must:“The Management Board, the apartment building management and operation unit, and the owners of mini apartments must arrange security guards to be on duty and guard the basement area (or the first floor where people's vehicles are stored) of the apartment building at night, to both ensure security and order, and to carry out the task of checking the fire prevention and fighting system, especially strictly prohibiting the charging of car and motorbike batteries in the basement area of ​​the apartment building.”

However, after issuing the document, realizing that the above directive was not suitable for practice, the Provincial Police promptly adjusted the above directive in Official Dispatch No. 3031/CAT-PV01 dated September 13, 2023 as follows:“Request the Management Board, the apartment building management and operation unit, and the mini apartment building owners to arrange security guards to be on duty and guard the basement area (or the first floor where people's vehicles are stored) of the apartment building at night to both ensure security and order, and perform the task of checking the fire prevention and fighting system, especiallyImplement safety measures in the charging area for electric bicycles, electric motorbikes, and electric cars in the basement and organize monitoring of the charging process to ensure fire and explosion safety.”.

Currently, implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 825/CD-TTg dated September 15, 2023 on implementing the direction of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on strengthening fire prevention and fighting, Nghe An Provincial Police are drafting a document to advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct the continued strengthening of solutions to ensure fire safety for apartment buildings, multi-apartment houses, rental service businesses with high population density, and houses combined with production and business.