20190617 Tourists saved from burning hotel in Hà Nội
Vietnam Jun 17 2019 “Building”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Tourists saved from burning hotel in Hà Nội
Updated: 2019–06–17
Firefighters set up a ladder to gain access to the hotel. — Photo vietnamplus.vn
HÀ NỘI — Twenty-five tourists, mostly foreigners, were rescued from a blaze at a hotel on Lương Ngọc Quyến Street in Hà Nội earlier today.
A total of 36 guests were staying at the hotel on Lương Ngọc Quyến Street when flames were spotted in the hotel’s basement before black smoke reached the upper floors.
During the initial chaos, 11 guests jumped from the second floor to escape the fire.
Seven fire trucks and a group of 60 firefighters rushed to the scene. The fire was brought under control in two hours with no major injuries reported from the guests.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.—VNS
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