Rescue force sends a victim to hospital on September 23.
A report from Khuong Dinh Ward People's Committee showed that the fire broke out at 11.50pm on September 12 from the ground floor of a mini apartment building on Lane 29/70, Khuong Ha Street. The 200-square-metre 10-storey building houses 150 people who are mostly renters.
"By 5am on September 13, over 70 people had been rescued safely while 54 others were brought to hospital by local rescue teams," the committee said.
Many motorbikes burnt down in the fire.
Police in Thanh Xuan District said that many people have died in the fire.
Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang and Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung arrived at the site early on Wednesday morning to direct the rescue work.
