Hanoi police are investigating fire safety standards at local karaokes following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s instructions after the recent deadly karaoke fire in Binh Duong.
A karaoke parlour in Hanoi faces investigation
Since mid-August, 27 additional karaoke parlours in Hanoi have been suspended for fire safety-related problems. They have also been fined a total of VND1 billion (USD43,103).
After finishing the investigation on September 20, the police will release the details of the businesses to the media.
Colonel Pham Trung Hieu, head of the Hanoi Department of Fire Prevention and Control and Rescue Police Office, said that any karaokes violating fire safety regulations would be strictly punished.
Hanoi is home to 1,400 karaokes, but 58 percent violate fire safety requirements. Among those, 426 have pledged to deal with the problems, while another 326 that are unable to meet the standards have been suspended.
