Vietnam karaoke bar fire leaves at least 12 dead
HANOI – At the very least 12 individuals died and 40 others had been injured in a fireplace at a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam, state media reported on Wednesday.
The fireplace broke out on Tuesday evening on the bar in Binh Duong province, an industrial manufacturing hub close to Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, in keeping with the official Vietnam Information Company.
Among the many injured, 11 had been in critical situation, the report stated.
“When the hearth broke out, I used to be so panicked and ran for security and might’t keep in mind the way it occurred,” a witness, who recognized herself solely as Quynh, was quoted as saying within the report.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Public Safety and provincial authorities to research the reason for the hearth.
Chinh additionally ordered cities and provinces throughout the Southeast Asian nation to step security requirements at services inclined to fireside, together with at karaoke bars.
Karaoke is standard in Vietnam, however lax security requirements at venues have raised issues. Three firefighters had been killed in a fireplace at one other karaoke bar in Hanoi final month.
