Apartment residents escaped the fire thanks to knowing about the fire through Zalo group

The fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, causing smoke to spread throughout the floors. Notably, the fire alarm did not seem to be working, and people learned about the fire from the Zalo group.

Clip: Rescue 3 people stuck in elevator

At around 6:30 p.m. on October 29, Le Thanh apartment building (An Duong Vuong street, An Lac ward, Ho Chi Minh City) suddenly had thick smoke coming out from block B2 of this building, hundreds of residents fled to other blocks to escape the fire area.

According to residents, smoke came from the electrical engineering room of a floor in block B2, then spread to other floors. Upon receiving the fire alarm, security forces and residents used fire extinguishers to control the fire immediately. However, the fire caused all 4 blocks of Le Thanh apartment building to lose power completely, many people while moving had symptoms of difficulty breathing and dizziness when inhaling this gas.

Notably, many elevator users said that before the fire news came from the apartment building’s Zalo chat group, people using the elevator showed signs of flickering. Among them, 3 people were stuck in the elevator and had to ask security to help them get out.

Residents share on Le Thanh apartment group

Authorities arrived at the scene shortly after to stabilize the situation and put out the fire. By 8 p.m. the same day, residents had returned to the apartment building safely.

Many residents in Le Thanh apartment building expressed their dissatisfaction when they did not know about the fire, and only received the fire alarm via Zalo message in the common group.

People leave the apartment building after the incident

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cu-dan-chung-cu-thoat-nan-nho-biet-tin-chay-qua-nhom-zalo-post820671.html