'Kong: Skull Island' stage on fire due to fire dancers

The media representative of SC VivoCity building (HCMC) said that the stage of the blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island" premiere suddenly caught fire due to a fire dancer.

» Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc incites parishioners

The Kong movie premiere ended abruptly when the backstage caught fire and burned down the entire auditorium.

On the evening of March 9, the stage for the premiere of the blockbuster movie Kong: Skull Island, held at the outdoor area of ​​SC VivoCity shopping mall (HCMC), caught fire.

The distributor of Kong in Vietnam, CJ CGV Vietnam Company, and the representative of the venue sent an official apology to the audience.

The stage of the Kong: Skull Island premiere event on the evening of March 9 was engulfed in flames. Photo: Nguyen Thanh.

The organizers apologize.

In a letter sent to media units, head of communications at CJ CGV Vietnam, Ms. Luu Hanh, said the fire originated from "some unexpected technical reasons".

CJ CGV Vietnam confirmed that they quickly coordinated with the event organizer, the building's security forces, and local fire prevention and fighting forces to handle the fire promptly, minimizing unwanted losses.

This unit confirmed that according to the response from the authorities, the accident did not cause any human damage. In the letter, the organizing unit also apologized to the audience for the incident that occurred.

In addition, CGV said it will coordinate with the event organizer and authorities to continue to resolve the incident.

'By fire dancer'

After CJ CGV, the management unit of SC VivoCity shopping mall, where the event took place, shared with Zing.vn reporter about the cause of the fire at the premiere of Kong: Skull Island.

The building also said that the organizers and the fire police team of District 7, Ho Chi Minh City quickly coordinated to evacuate all attendees from the dangerous area. SC VivoCity confirmed that the fire started due to the negligence of one of the fire dancers who ignited a part of the stage. The fire spread to the entire ornate decoration.

"The fire was extinguished within 5 minutes and the area was secured, with no casualties. The fire only burned the decorations in the event area. Attendees were stabilized and guided into the theater to watch the movie as originally planned," said a statement from SC VivoCity.

After the incident, workers quickly cleaned up the outdoor area. The shopping center is still operating normally.

The scene of desolation, with only the iron frame left after the fire lasted 5 minutes. Photo: Nguyen Thanh.

Meanwhile, after the film premiere ended, CGV General Director Dong Won Kwak thanked the guests and audiences who stayed to enjoy the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island. He said that "in every misfortune there is a blessing" because no one was injured.

According to the organizers, they invested more than one billion VND to build a stage tens of meters high to recreate the movie scene. The stage was built within 12 days by the artisans who worked on Nguyen Hue Flower Street (HCMC).

In addition to being a blockbuster project, Kong: Skull Island is also a movie filmed entirely in Quang Binh, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh (Vietnam), so it is very popular with audiences.

The film premiere was also attended by leaders from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Tourism, the Department of Cinema, and the US Embassy in Vietnam.

According to Zing.vn