'Stone-high' young man burned to death after rushing into gas shop and setting it on fire

He threatened passersby with a knife, forcing the police and militia to intervene. He rushed into a gas store, lined up 12kg gas cylinders in front, turned on the gas, and set fire to them. The fire broke out, killing him on the spot.

The incident occurred at 12:00 on May 14 at gas store number 969, Pham The Hien Street, Ward 5, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City.

Scene of the drug-addicted youth self-immolation.

According to initial information, at the above time, a young man wearing jeans, a black T-shirt, holding a knife, showing signs of being high on drugs, wandered on Pham The Hien street and then rushed into a house to scare people.

Upon receiving the information, Ward 4 Police, District 8 sent forces to the scene to deploy a plan to control the subject.

Seeing the police, the subject holding a knife crawled under the Chanh Hung bridge and rushed into a cell phone store. Seeing the subject holding a knife, the store owner panicked and closed the door.

Unable to get into the cell phone store, the knife-wielding suspect rushed into a gas station. The employees in the store panicked and ran outside.

Outside, the police tried to persuade the subject but he did not listen. The subject moved 5 12 kg gas cylinders in a row and then opened the valve to let the gas leak out.

Fearing that the subject would act recklessly, Ward 5 Police, District 8, and District 8 Police deployed forces and simultaneously called the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department of District 8 to come to the scene to prevent fire and explosion.

While the forces were trying to control the subject, the subject suddenly took off his shirt and set it on fire. The fire caught the gas and caused a huge explosion. The fire broke out and spread throughout the entire gas shop.

The gas station was burned and damaged seemingly completely.

The risk of a large explosion affecting the area forced people to use mini fire extinguishers to put out the fire and transport dozens of 12kg and 60kg gas cylinders out.

District 8 Fire Police Department quickly arrived at the scene to put out the fire and work with local residents to move more than 50 12kg gas cylinders and 7 60kg gas cylinders out.

The fire was extinguished shortly after. The scene was quickly cordoned off for investigation. The gas cylinders that were promptly removed were sprayed with water by firefighters to prevent the risk of explosion. The gas store was almost completely burned and damaged.

At the scene, the police discovered the stoned subject dead, his body charred black. The investigation of the scene is being carried out by the units. The identity of the stoned subject has not been determined…

According to CAND