Firemen in Ha Noi rescued 25 people from a fire broke out in a 35-storey Linh Dam residential quarter in Ha Noi's Hoang Mai District at around 10am today.
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| Rescue men use ladder automobile to rescue residents being block in the fire in the Linh Dam residential quarter. — Photo dantri.com.vn |
The rescuees included a cardiovascular patient living on the 22nd floor, and two children, while leading 43 other residents out of the smoke-filled building.
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Four fire engines and more than 80 firemen were sent to the scene.
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The fire was extinguished at 12.30pm, said officials.
Lieutenant-colonel Tran Doan Nguyen, head of the Thanh Xuan District Fire Prevention and Control Police Team, said the fire began in a technical box on the 17th floor, followed by smoke spreading to the upper floors.
