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Fire claims 56 lives at residential building in Hanoi, Vietnam

Published September 13th, 2023 - 05:49 GMT
Vietnam
A relative cries while waiting outside a funeral house during the identification of victims of the major fire at an apartment block in Hanoi on September 13, 2023. AFP
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While rescuers managed to save at least 70 individuals from the inferno, another 54 victims were swiftly transported to nearby hospitals.

ALBAWABA- In a devastating incident, a fire engulfed a 9-story residential building in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, resulting in a rising death toll now confirmed at 56, as reported by local newspaper "Vietnam News.

The blaze erupted late yesterday, sending shockwaves through the city. 

While rescuers managed to save at least 70 individuals from the inferno, another 54 victims were swiftly transported to nearby hospitals. The severity of their health conditions remains undisclosed. 

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