Panorama of the horrific fire at Carina apartment building, 14 people died

The list of victims identified as dead is:

1/Luu Le Bich Phuong, born in 1968

2/Phan Le Thuy Duong, born in 1983

3/Phan Thi Ha, born in 1960

4/Do Hoang Bao Vy, born in 2016

5/Nguyen Huynh Quoc Anh, born in 2016

6/Tran Ngoc Luu, born in 1971

7/Bui Tran Cam Ha, born in 1994

8/Bui Quoc Loc, born in 2001

9/Trang Thi Thu Hong, born in 1962

10/Tran Van An, born in 1973

11/Do Nguyen Khuong Nhi, born in 2002

12/Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong, born in 1978

13/Le Nhan Kiet, born in 2015

As of 5:00 p.m. on March 23, 14 people had died in the fire. The 14th victim was Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong.

In addition, 91 people were hospitalized from the fire at Carina apartment building, most of them due to smoke inhalation. By 4 p.m. the same day, 35 people had been discharged, while 56 were still being treated. Among them, 1 seriously ill patient was on a ventilator and being monitored at Cho Ray Hospital, and 2 seriously ill children were on ventilators at Children's Hospital 1.

Directly directing the scene, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Huong (Acting Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Fire Police) said that the fire in the basement quickly covered about 300 square meters. Meanwhile, the stairwell doors leading to the upper floors were all open due to being wedged with bricks, causing smoke to rush up very strongly. The automatic fire extinguishing system was almost inoperative, and there were no on-site fire fighting forces... When firefighters arrived, the fire and smoke were already very large.

Many people were heartbroken when they received the news that a loved one had died in the fire.

Major General Phan Anh Minh (Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police) said that the investigation agency had collected the camera system, data on fire alarm management, smoke alarm, automatic system activation... of the building. When rescuers arrived at the scene, the power was off, and there were no signal lights to guide the victims to escape.

Mr. Minh said that he could not rule out the possibility that there was an explosive device installed in the basement because the motorbike exploded very loudly. He requested an investigation into whether the smoke door was blocked with bricks intentionally or accidentally, and who did it.

The People's Committee of District 8 has directed to support 15 million VND/victim who died in the fire at Carina apartment building (District 8) and 6 million VND for those injured and being treated at hospitals.