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HCMC Party Chief visits victims, site of fatal fire
A delegation of HCMC officials led by Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on May 8 visited victims and site of tragic house fire which killed eight people in District 11 on May 7.
Tube houses pose theft, fire risks for local neighborhoods
Vietnam is now paying a high price for the "tube house" culture and the boom in matchbox house construction.
Tube houses in Hanoi lack fire exits
VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of houses in Ha Noi still lack fire exits, according to an official from the Ha Noi Department of Fire Fighting and Prevention.
Tube houses, old buildings are fire hazards
Most people living in old apartment buildings and the so-called "tube houses" lack basic fire prevention knowledge, including the need for emergency exits, officials say.
