They include a two-story building in Ha Tu Ward, a four-story apartment building behind Hon Gai High School in Hong Hai Ward, the five-story Bach Long apartment building, the five-story Lan Be apartment building, and Blocks A and C of the Quang Ninh General Hospital residential area in Bach Dang Ward.
These apartment buildings are over 40 years old, constructed between the 1970s and 1980s.
The Department of Construction conducted an inspection and concluded that the buildings' structural integrity has deteriorated, making them unsafe for use.
The four-story apartment building behind Hon Gai High School is showing severe signs of deterioration with peeling walls.
A maze of water pipes and tangled electrical wires sprawls across the building.
Another apartment building in Bach Dang Ward is in the same situation.
Residents have made unauthorized expansions and renovations to these six buildings, installing numerous iron barriers on balconies and windows. This causes serious obstacles for rescue operations during emergencies, particularly fires.
Ha Long authorities are seeking the provincial People’s Committee's approval to rebuild these buildings.