On March 16, Long Thanh My Ward Police, Thu Duc City (HCMC) are investigating the cause of the hotel fire.

Initial information, at 2:30 p.m. the same day, a fire suddenly broke out on the 3rd floor of a 5-story hotel on Hoang Huu Nam Street, Long Thanh My Ward. At that time, many tenants were staying there.

When the fire was discovered, people used mini fire extinguishers to put it out but were unsuccessful. The fire then flared up, and people in the hotel tried to run outside and called the authorities.

Thu Duc City Fire Police then mobilized vehicles and officers and soldiers to coordinate with Long Thanh My Ward Police to put out the fire. The fire was quickly controlled.

According to witnesses, police quickly approached the fire and rescued about 4 people, including 2 adults and 2 children, to safety.

According to a representative of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police, police quickly approached the fire and rescued 6 people, including two children.

Yesterday morning (March 15), a row of boarding houses on Street 1A, Long Thanh My Ward also caught fire, causing 2 people to be burned.