Woman in Vinh City caused a house fire because she left her clothes at her neighbor's house to play.
(Baonghean.vn) - The fire started in a bedroom on the second floor, about 35 square meters in area, burning down all the furniture.
At 4:06 p.m. on December 5, 2019, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department received a report of a house fire on Tran Hung Dao Street, Doi Cung Ward, Vinh City.
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Fire scene. Photo: Chu Minh |
The house that caught fire belonged to the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu H., born in 1975. The fire started in the second floor bedroom, about 35 square meters in area. The initial cause of the fire was determined to be that the homeowner was ironing clothes but forgot to bring them to the neighbor's house. When the fire was discovered, the fire had already flared up fiercely, and the homeowner immediately called the professional fire department.
Upon receiving the news, 30 soldiers and 3 fire trucks were present at the scene and deployed a fire fighting plan.
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Authorities try to control the fire. Photo: Chu Minh |
After a short time, the fire was controlled, preventing it from spreading to neighboring rooms in the family home and surrounding apartments. All the furniture in the second floor bedroom was burned down.