Loi's wife and two children suffer from serious burns.
Le Quang Loi, 40, said that the tragedy occurred at 3 am on November 19 when his family were still sleeping.
"I heard a small explosion on the ground floor and came down to find the fire was spreading," Loi remembered. "I called my wife while trying to put it out. My wife came down to help, but then, as the fire spread quickly, she rushed upstairs to call our three children when I ran out to call for help."
As the fire spread so fast, Loi's wife took their three-year-old son and jumped down from the balcony of the first floor. Meanwhile, their two daughters, aged 9 and 11, were brought out by firefighters. They were all rushed to hospital, but the 11-year-old child died four days later from severe burns.
Doctor Hoang Van Vu from the National Burns Hospital Hanoi said that Loi's nine-year-old daughter suffered burns on 36 percent of her body and is still in critical condition. She would need long and costly treatment.
The three-year-old son suffered burns of 25 percent while the wife had 18 percent affected.
Loi said that he has been unable to sleep properly since the tragedy.
"The fire, caused by a short-circuit, has burnt down our shop selling ingredients for cake and drink production on the ground floor," he said. "I've lost all my business, and now I've had to borrow over VND300 million to treat my children and wife. I hope to receive support to save them."
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