Young man burned to death after dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire at midnight

At 0:00 on March 28, at the private home of Mr. Vu Van Huong (36 years old), Vinh Khe village, An Dong commune, An Duong district (Hai Phong), a fire broke out, causing Mr. Huong to burn to death.

Mr. Huong lives with his old mother, Mrs. Le Thi Luong.Last night, while sleeping in the house next door, the mother was awakened by the smell of smoke and flames coming from her son's bedroom, so she called the neighbors for help.

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The fire was so big that the neighbors were almost helpless. The fire was only put out after the Hai Phong Fire Police arrived. When the fire was put out, most of the furniture in the house had burned, and Mr. Huong was dead in bed.

During the investigation, An Duong District Police said this was not a murder case because there were no traces or injuries on the victim's body or in the house. From the strong smell of gasoline still lingering under the mattress, the gas tank of the motorbike that the victim was riding was open in the corner of the house, next to it was a gasoline hose, as well as information provided by the victim's family, the police determined that Vu Van Huong had doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire.

Authorities said the victim was in difficult economic circumstances and was unmarried..