A young man on drugs burned to death after rushing into a gas station and setting it on fire.

He held a knife and threatened passersby, forcing the police and militia to intervene. The subject rushed into a gas shop, lined up 12kg gas cylinders in front, turned on the gas, and lit a fire. The fire broke out, killing the subject on the spot.

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

Scene of the drug-addled 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, was wandering 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 man rushed into a gas station. The employees inside the store panicked and ran outside.

Outside, the police tried to persuade the subject but he did not listen. He moved 5 12 kg gas cylinders and lined them up, then opened the valve to let the gas out.

Fearing that the subject would act recklessly, Ward 5 Police, District 8, and District 8 Police deployed forces and simultaneously called the District 8 Fire Police Department 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 ignited the gas, causing 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 station was almost completely burned and damaged.

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

According to CAND