An explosion devastated a neighborhood in the middle of the night, initially believed to be a tragic accident, but evidence at the scene soon uncovered the homeowner's sinister plot.
Smoke billowed from the basement of a musical instrument shop on Truong Cong Dinh street, Xuan Huong ward, Da Lat, engulfing the area as a fire broke out on the afternoon of 9/7.
Three victims of yesterday's townhouse fire in Van Phu urban area, Kien Hung ward, were a father and his sons; the eldest son escaped but sustained approximately 60% body burns.
Four people trapped in a five-story house in Phuong Liet ward were safely rescued by police who breached the iron grilles, commonly known as 'chuong cop' or 'tiger cages', to gain access when a fire broke out early on 11/6.
A 76-year-old woman, in poor health, became trapped in a single-story house near Tram 2 overpass, Linh Xuan ward, Ho Chi Minh City, when a fire broke out on the afternoon of 9/6.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, design appraisal and fire prevention and fighting acceptance testing serve the same purpose; conducting both is unnecessary, costly, and a waste of time and resources.
A 5-year-old boy has died after more than half a month of treatment at Children's Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City due to severe burns covering over 90% of his body in a fire suspected to be arson by his father.
