2023 Hanoi building fire

fatal blaze in Vietnam

On 12 September 2023, at around 23:00 ICT (UTC+07:00), a fire broke out in a ten-story microapartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam. This building was in the Khương Đình area of the Thanh Xuân district and was home to about 150 people. The fire killed 56 people, including ten children, and injured 37 others.[1][2]

2023 Hanoi building fire
The apartment building on fire
Native name Vụ cháy chung cư mini ở Khương Hạ 2023
Date12 September 2023; 7 months ago (2023-09-12)
Timec. 23:00 ICT (UTC+07:00)
LocationAlley 29 Khương Hạ, Khương Đình, Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates20°59′16.67″N 105°48′55.32″E / 20.9879639°N 105.8153667°E / 20.9879639; 105.8153667
TypeConflagration
Deaths56
Non-fatal injuries37

References change

  1. "56 người chết trong vụ cháy chung cư mini ở Hà Nội". Tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "Vietnam fire: 56 dead and dozens injured in Hanoi apartment blaze". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2023.