The fire that occurred at the apartment building in Khanh Hoi ward was promptly extinguished.

The fire that broke out at the Reverside apartment building on Ben Van Don Street, Khanh Hoi Ward (HCMC) was promptly extinguished by authorities, with no casualties.

The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (Ho Chi Minh City Police) said that the fire broke out at 4 p.m. on October 20 at block A, 27th floor, Reverside apartment building, Ben Van Don street, Khanh Hoi ward (Ho Chi Minh City).

Fire trucks were dispatched to the scene to put out the fire.

The fire broke out at apartment 27.10. At that time, the local fire department used portable fire extinguishers and the building's wall fire suppression system to put out the fire, but due to the large fire, it was ineffective.

The fire was large, growing rapidly, emitting a lot of smoke and toxic gas, threatening to spread to adjacent apartments. Many people were trapped in rooms on different floors of the apartment building, so the unit quickly deployed a rescue plan. The Fire Police and Rescue Force divided into many directions to approach each room on each floor, guiding 300 people to escape safely by stairs. At the same time, they rescued 2 people trapped on the balcony of apartment 27.4 to safety.

At the same time, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Force deployed plans to extinguish the fire. By 5:30 p.m. the same day, the fire was extinguished.

The fire did not cause any casualties. The cause and damage of the fire are being investigated by the authorities.

VAN ANH - MANH THANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-chay-xay-ra-tai-chung-cu-phuong-khanh-hoi-duoc-dap-tat-kip-thoi-post819112.html