Losing gambling, a man in Nghe An bought gasoline and set himself on fire.
(Baonghean.vn) - On February 8, Nghia Tien Commune Police, Thai Hoa Town (Nghe An) said that in the locality, there had just been a gambling case where a person lost all his money, bought gasoline and burned himself to death.
Accordingly, at 4:00 p.m. on February 6 (the second day of Tet), Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nghi (born in 1966), residing in Hamlet 6, Nghia Tien Commune, Thai Hoa Town, participated in gambling and lost everything. Mr. Nghi went to the Nghia Tien Commune gas station to buy a bag of gasoline to go home.
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| The house where the incident happened. Photo: Thanh Thanh |
Just a moment after Mr. Nghi returned home, a fire broke out in the inner room. The youngest son discovered it and immediately called for help. Mrs. Quyen - Mr. Nghi's wife, who was working outside, ran in and saw the flames rising high. Mr. Nghi was writhing in the blanket, so she pulled her husband down to the floor and dragged him out to the porch, poured a basin of water on him, and together with her son, called for help. Because the house was close to Highway 48, two young men heard the cries for help and stopped their motorbikes to rush into the porch to put out the fire.
Mr. Nghi was saved but suffered severe burns and was taken to Nghe An Northwestern Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment by his family.
At the hospital, doctors at the Burn Department said Mr. Nghi suffered burns to his limbs, back, and face and is now out of danger.
