Hanoi: Police rescue 7 people trapped in burning 8-storey house

(Dan Tri) - A fire just broke out in an 8-story, 1-attic building on Truc Bach Street ( Hanoi ). Police have brought 7 trapped people out, including a pregnant woman who was given an oxygen tank by the police.

On the afternoon of November 23, speaking with Dan Tri reporter, the commander of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team, Ba Dinh District Police (Hanoi) said that at around 4:30 p.m. the same day, a fire broke out at an 8-story, 1-attic house at 73 Truc Bach Street, Truc Bach Ward, Ba Dinh District.

Pregnant woman is taken out of burning house (Photo: Provided by Police).

After receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team, Ba Dinh District Police dispatched 13 officers and soldiers with 2 fire trucks to the scene to put out the fire and search and rescue.

According to the police, at the time of the fire, there were 7 people trapped in the burning house, including a pregnant woman. The rescue team quickly arrived at the scene and brought the trapped people down to safety. Among them, a police officer gave up his oxygen mask to help the pregnant woman escape.

Scene inside the fire (Photo: Provided by Police).

It is known that the house on fire was built with 8 floors, 1 attic, the area of the house is about 33m2, the starting point of the fire is on the 2nd floor of the house. The first fire point was determined at the corner of the wall of the 2nd floor room, the location of the Lioa socket and a WiFi transmitter, the area of the fire is small and insignificant. The damage of the fire is about 500,000 VND.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/ha-noi-canh-sat-giai-cuu-7-nguoi-mac-ket-trong-can-nha-8-tang-boc-chay-20241123200024603.htm