Female intern from Nghe An dies in fire in Japan

The victim was Ms. Phan Thi Mai (born in 1988, from Phu Vinh hamlet, Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district), who had just come to Japan about a year ago.

On the afternoon of June 22, Mr. Nguyen Van Ha - Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Thanh commune confirmed that the local government and relatives in her hometown had received information that Ms. Phan Thi Mai had died in a fire in Japan.

Ms. Phan Thi Mai when she was still alive. Photo: Personal Facebook

It is known that at around 2:00 p.m. on June 20 (Japan time), a fire broke out at the Textile Company in Eihei-ji (Fukui Prefecture, Japan). The large fire spread widely, killing 4 people and injuring 4 others. Among them, Ms. Phan Thi Mai could not escape in time and died.

Mai's parents are farmers in their hometown, and their family circumstances are difficult.

The fire in Japan killed a young woman, Phan Thi Mai. Photo: KA

Before the accident, on June 18, Ms. Phan Thi Mai posted on her personal Facebook page: ''The food I eat is becoming more and more frugal, I am becoming more and more tolerant when facing things in life, I will not get angry easily, I have learned to be patient, and gradually have a mature heart. I also started to fear hearing anything related to illness, my biggest wish is for the whole family to be healthy. Compared to the heart that was rushing to go everywhere two years ago, now I hope to spend 9/10 of my time eating a meal with my mother under the warm light.”. However, on the afternoon of June 20, the young girl died in a fire in a foreign land.

Photo updated on Phan Thi Mai's personal Facebook before she died in the fire.

Mr. Nguyen Van Ha - Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Thanh commune added: On the evening of June 22, local authorities will visit, encourage the family and discuss a plan to bring Ms. Phan Thi Mai's body back to her hometown.

Khanh An