Man doused himself in gasoline, hugged his girlfriend and set himself on fire
After dinner, Mr. Quang had a conflict with Ms. Tuyet. The 39-year-old man dragged her into the kitchen, poured gasoline on her, then hugged the female homeowner tightly and lit a fire to set himself on fire.
On January 11, Ninh Binh Provincial Police said that Ninh Binh City Police are investigating the cause of the incident in which one person burned to death and another was injured by gasoline burns, which occurred on the evening of January 9, at the house of Ms. Le Thi Tuyet (born in 1992, residing at 30 Le Dai Hanh Street, Thanh Binh Ward, Ninh Binh City).
The house where the incident happened.
On the evening of January 9, Trinh Van Quang (born in 1979), a resident of Tan Thanh ward, went to Tuyet's house for dinner. After dinner, the two had an argument. At that time, Quang dragged Tuyet into the kitchen, poured gasoline on himself, wrapped a blanket around himself, then hugged her, turned on the gas stove and set himself on fire.
Seeing this, Ms. Tuyet quickly ran outside, then went into the bathroom to turn on the water to put out the fire. Because the fire broke out so quickly, Mr. Quang died, and Ms. Tuyet suffered severe burns and had to be hospitalized.
Upon receiving the report from Ninh Binh City Police, the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police force quickly arrived at the scene to put out the fire, take people to the emergency room, and investigate the cause of the incident.
