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Firefighters Extinguish Hanoi Alley Blaze After 2:45 a.m.

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Hanoi police reported five deaths after a fire erupted in a four-storey house.
The blaze began around 1:50 a.m. on September 16, 2026, in a narrow alley off Van Cao Street.
Four residents escaped the building before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters contained the fire by 2:30 a.m. (1930 GMT) and extinguished it 15 minutes later.
Hanoi People’s Committee chairman Vu Dai Thang visited the site and pledged aid for victims’ families.

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Hanoi police reported five deaths after a fire erupted in a four-storey house.
The blaze began around 1:50 a.m. on September 16, 2026, in a narrow alley off Van Cao Street.
Four residents escaped the building before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters contained the fire by 2:30 a.m. (1930 GMT) and extinguished it 15 minutes later.
Hanoi People’s Committee chairman Vu Dai Thang visited the site and pledged aid for victims’ families.