Looking back at the 7 most recent apartment fires

Fire at CT3 building, Bac Ha apartment building, Ha Dong (Hanoi).

Fire at Bac Ha apartment building:At around 4:30 p.m. on May 25, a large fire broke out at CT3 building of Bac Ha apartment building, Ha Dong (Hanoi), causing residents to panic and flee. Upon receiving the news, Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department No. 9 dispatched 6 fire trucks, ladder trucks, water trucks and specialized vehicles along with dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene to put out the fire and carry out rescue work.

The fire department used loudspeakers to notify those still on the upper floors of the building to quickly go down to the yard. The fire was huge, smoke from the 19th floor spread to the other floors, and windows continuously fell. Residents panicked and ran out of the building. At nearly 7 p.m., the fire was basically extinguished.

Fire at CT6 building - Hong Ha Eco City new urban area.

Fire on the 8th floor of Tu Hiep Urban Area apartment building:At around 8:00 p.m. on May 6, 2018, a fire broke out at apartment number 802 on the 8th floor of CT6 building - Hong Ha Eco City new urban area (also known as Tu Hiep urban area, Thanh Tri, Hanoi). At the time of the fire, the homeowner was not present. The fire originated from the 8th floor of the building. After the fire was discovered, the alarm bell rang continuously, many people panicked and ran to the ground.

Fire Police Force No. 7, Hanoi Fire Police quickly arrived at the scene, mobilizing 5 fire trucks to put out the fire. The fire was then completely controlled by the authorities. Fortunately, the fire did not cause any human casualties.

Fire at PARC Spring apartment building in Saigon.

Fire at PARC Spring apartment building in Saigon:At around 5:50 p.m. on April 1, Capitaland's PARC Spring apartment building in alley 537 Nguyen Duy Trinh, Binh Trung Dong ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City suddenly caught fire in an apartment on the 8th floor of tower A of the apartment complex. The initial cause was determined to be an electrical short circuit in a fan in an apartment on the 8th floor of the apartment complex.

The fire started here and damaged almost all the property in this apartment but caused no casualties because the family was away.

Carina Plaza apartment fire.

Carina Plaza apartment fire:In the early morning of March 23, 2018, a fire broke out at Carina Plaza apartment building, Ward 16, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City. At least 13 people were killed and 60 injured, 13 cars were burned down, of which 5 were completely burned down, and 150 motorbikes were burned down.

The cause of the fire was determined to be a vehicle in the basement. The fire door system in the basement was open, causing smoke to spread quickly throughout the building.

Fire at Golden Westlake apartment building.

Golden Westlake apartment fire:The fire started at noon on December 25, 2017 on the 25th floor of the Golden Westlake luxury apartment building at 151 Thuy Khue, Hanoi. Although the fire did not cause any casualties, rescue efforts were hampered by the fire breaking out on the 25th floor of the Golden Westlake building.

Fire at 37-storey building in Saigon Pearl:On the evening of April 17, 2017, a 37-story building in the Saigon Pearl complex suddenly caught fire overnight, causing hundreds of residents to panic. According to information from residents, an apartment on the 28th floor of the Topaz Tower 2 building on Nguyen Huu Canh Street (Ward 22, Binh Thanh District) was engulfed in smoke.

The alarm bell rang, hundreds of households in the building panicked and rushed out. The fire did not cause any human casualties; however, some items in the apartment were burned.

Fire at 37-storey building in Saigon Pearl.

Fire at Rainbow apartment building, Linh Dam urban area (Hanoi):At around 11pm on October 31, 2016, an apartment on the 8th floor of an apartment building suddenly caught fire, scaring hundreds of residents. The cause of the fire was determined to be due to the owner of an apartment on the 8th floor burning incense.

At that time, the wind was blowing strongly outside, so the incense ash flew down and caught fire on the leather furniture below, causing the fire to spread quickly. Fortunately, there were no human casualties, but some of the property in the apartment was burned down.