Investigation into 5 people hospitalized after suspected arson fire

On the afternoon of July 30, Vinh City Police were still coordinating with the professional departments of Nghe An Province Police to investigate the cause of the fire that occurred in Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City.

Police forces were present at the scene to investigate the incident. Photo: PB

Previously, at around 11am on July 30, a large fire suddenly broke out in the living room on the first floor of the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang (born in 1984, residing at 14 Bui Duong Lich Street).

At that time, Ms. Trang, her two children and two other people were in the room. The fire caused all five people to suffer from burns and smoke inhalation. After escaping, Ms. Trang called for help from people nearby to put out the fire and asked someone to take the victims to the hospital.

Five victims were rushed to the emergency room in a life-threatening state of smoke inhalation. The victims were all female, the oldest was 65 years old, the youngest was 6 years old, and were diagnosed with respiratory burns due to gasoline fume inhalation.

A victim suffering from smoke inhalation had to breathe oxygen. Photo: NA

Doctors said the victims inhaled a lot of smoke, causing respiratory failure. In addition to respiratory failure, patient Trang also suffered multiple injuries and burns to her arms and legs. Thanks to timely emergency care, the patients are now out of danger.

Upon receiving the report of the incident, Quan Bau Ward Police and Vinh City Police were present at the scene to examine the scene and investigate the cause of the incident.

6-year-old girl injured in fire. Photo: NA

Security camera footage from the house shows a young man bringing a 10-liter can of gasoline into the house. A few minutes later, he set it on fire and ran out of the house.

The police are continuing to investigate the case.