Old lady escaped death in fire that destroyed 3-room wooden house

At around 6:30 p.m. on February 5, a fire broke out at Mr. Lo Thanh Soong's house in Cau 8 village, Ta Ca commune, Ky Son district. The fire burned down the house, causing panic among many people living in the surrounding area.

At the time of the fire, only an elderly woman, nearly 80 years old, was cooking in the house. Hearing the burning smell and flames coming from the corrugated iron roof, the elderly woman panicked and ran outside to call for help to put out the fire.

The 3-room wooden house with surrounding walls was burned down. Photo: Hong Thoa

Receiving the news from the people, local authorities, district police force, district military command and people quickly arrived at the scene.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, the house contained many flammable items, causing the fire to flare up violently and threaten to spread to the house next door.

The District Police, District Military Command and local people controlled the fire so it did not spread to neighboring houses. Photo: Hong Thoa

Firefighting teams were quickly deployed, while firefighters and residents evacuated their belongings and prevented the fire from spreading. After 40 minutes, the fire was extinguished and the house was completely burned down. The initial cause was determined to be an electrical short circuit. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

To promptly encourage and support the people affected by the damage, the leaders of the District Party Committee and People's Committee came to encourage and support 20 million VND for the victim's family. Photo: Hong Thoa