Around midnight, a fire broke out on the first floor of a 50 square meter house belonging to Nguyen Van Dat on Tran Thi Ky street.

Flames quickly engulfed the house. Dat and his wife, who were on the second floor, escaped through the mezzanine. Their two sons, aged 16 and 12, were trapped in a third-floor room as smoke and fire spread from the first floor via the staircase.

The fire destroyed three motorbikes and numerous family possessions on the first floor. Photo: Gia Lai Fire Prevention and Fighting Police

At 0h34, following the report, the Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Department of Gia Lai Provincial Police deployed over 20 officers and soldiers to the scene. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after about 15 minutes, then continued efforts to rescue those trapped.

Captain Huynh Dac Long reported that upon their arrival, residents had already broken open the first-floor iron gate. Inside, aluminum and glass doors were warped by the intense heat, and thick black smoke billowed out.

A victim being rescued by police. Photo: Gia Lai Fire Prevention and Fighting Police

Captain Long, accompanied by an officer wearing a gas mask, quickly accessed the third floor, broke down the room door, and brought the two victims out in about three minutes. Their health is now stable.

Tran Hoa