Hanoi, September 13 A dozen people died and more than 50 were injured after a fire broke out in a nine-story apartment building in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Authorities rescued about 70 people and sent 54 to hospital.

According to information received, the fire first broke out on the first floor of a block with a floor area of more than 200 square meters in Khuong Dinh Ward of Than Xuan District, where about 150 people live. The country's General Statistics Office said there were 1,286 fires and explosions in Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, killing 69 people, injuring 64 others and causing nearly 200.7 billion Vietnamese dong ($8 million) in property damage. . Rescue teams are searching for survivors. The rescue workers had to work hard to reach this building. An eyewitness said that he smelled smoke while sleeping. When he looked outside, there was a fire. The family members were immediately brought down with the help of a rope. Another said he saw flames burning on the fifth and sixth floors. People were screaming for help. The authorities were immediately informed in this regard.