Rescuing a woman trapped in a fire in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of the 29th of Tet

(Dan Tri) - While extinguishing a fire at a house in an alley on Tran Dinh Xu Street, District 1 (HCMC), the authorities were able to rescue a woman and she escaped safely.

At around 1:30 p.m. on January 28, a fire broke out at a house in alley 42 Tran Dinh Xu, Co Giang ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

The alley leading to the scene of the fire was less than 2 meters wide. Upon discovering the fire, some people in the house and neighboring households quickly fled the area.

Police car arrived at the scene to put out the fire (Photo: MN).

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police of Ho Chi Minh City Police (PC07) and District 1 Police arrived at the scene. The police pulled 20m of water pipes deep into the alley. In another direction, the police climbed onto the roof of a neighboring house to spray water to put out the fire. About 20 minutes later, the fire was under control. The fire did not cause any human casualties.

"The house that caught fire was small. The burned property was household items. During the firefighting process, the elite force of PC07 Department rescued a woman inside and brought her out safely," said a police officer .

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/cuu-nguoi-phu-nu-ket-trong-dam-chay-o-trung-tam-tphcm-chieu-29-tet-20250128155020281.htm