Fire kills three children in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Three children died in a blaze in Vietnam’s Central Highlands city of Da Lat on Monday morning, local media reported.
The flame engulfed a wooden house around 10:00 a.m. while the three children stayed indoors.
Their mother, who was going out, had locked the door when the incident occurred, VnExpress reported.
Vietnam has reported 1,989 fires and explosions in the first five months this year, killing 36 people and injuring 37 others.
According to the country’s General Statistics Office, the fires and explosions also caused property losses of 116.3 billion Vietnamese dong ($4.5 million).
(Xinhua/NAN)
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