VOV.VN - This year has seen thousands of fires throughout the country, among them were severe blazes causing a large number of deaths and great property damage.
A terrible fire caused by a short circuit claims the lives of eight people and causes one injury in a small alley in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City at 5 p.m. on May 7.
A total of seven fire engines and roughly 100 firefighters help to control a fire in 20 minutes in Vinh city of Nghe An province, which goes on to kills six people at 0:17 a.m. on June 15.
A short circuit also causes a fire in a small house in Thu Duc city of Ho Chi Minh City at 1:10 a.m. on March 30, resulting in six deaths and one person being seriously injured. In addition, five motorbikes and other properties are damaged.
A huge fire on April 4 at a baby clothes shop on Ton Duc Thang street in the capital kills four family members, including a 10-year-old girl and a pregnant woman.
All four members of one family are founded dead at the scene in Ba Hon commercial centre in Kien Giang province at around 1a.m. on December 7.
Due to jealousy, a man sets fire and kills his four family members, including his wife, daughter, grandson, and son-in-law in Thuy Nguyen district of Hai Phong city at 7:56 p.m. on August 15.
Burning votive paper causes the deaths of four young people aged 20 to 30 in a small alley on Tam Khuong street in Hanoi on the night of February 4.
A huge fire claims three lives in My Tho city at 9 p.m on November 2. According to police forces at the scene the blaze happened as a result of jealousy causing a man to pour gasoline in the bedroom where his wife, daughter, and granddaughter were sleeping, before then setting it on fire.
A sudden fire breaks out at a grocery shop in Di An city of Binh Duong province on the night of August 18, killing a family of four people and one relative of theirs. All of the five victims die as a result of smoke inhalation, according to the authorities' initial conclusions.
A terrible fire hits a 10,000 m2 plastic factory located in Quang Chau industrial park in Bac Giang province at 5:30 p.m. on November 14.
By 9:30 p.m. the fire has basically been brought under control. The incident causes huge property damage, although no deaths are confirmed.
A blaze erupts at a 1,000m2 chemical company in Long Binh industrial park in Dong Nai province on the afternoon of June 28, thereby creating a giant column of black smoke.
Approximately 100 firefighters and over 10 fire engines are mobilised to the scene, with the fire subsequently extinguished after three hours.
The incident leaves huge property damage, although fortunately no casualties are reported.
