Eight killed in Vietnam cake factory fire

HANOI: Eight people were killed Saturday after a fire ripped through a small cake factory in a suburb of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, an official said, reports AFP.

The flames erupted on Saturday morning, trapping workers inside the factory in Hoai Duc district, according to state media.

"Eight people have died already, while two others injured and they are hospitalised," Nguyen Xuan Mau, head of the local communist party committee, told AFP.

"The fire was extinguished at around 12pm," Mau added.

Photos on state media showed charred sheets of metal roofing collapsed inside the building, which was gutted by the blaze.

Witnesses said there were nearly 20 workers inside the factory at the time of the fire, according to An Ninh Thu Do newspaper, the official mouthpiece of Hanoi police.

The cause is still under investigation.

Blazes are relatively common at houses, bars and restaurants in Vietnam, where fire prevention and firefighting resources are limited.

 

Eight killed in Vietnam cake factory fire

HANOI: Eight people were killed Saturday after a fire ripped through a small cake factory in a suburb of Vietnams capital Hanoi, an official said, reports AFP. The flames erupted on Saturday morning, trapping workers inside the factory in Hoai Duc district, according to state media. Eight people have died already, while two others injured and they are hospitalised, Nguyen Xuan Mau, head of the local communist party committee, told AFP. The fire was extinguished at around 12pm, Mau added. Photos on state media showed charred sheets of metal roofing collapsed inside the building, which was gutted by the blaze. Witnesses said there were nearly 20 workers inside the factory at the time of the fire, according to An Ninh Thu Do newspaper, the official mouthpiece of Hanoi police. The cause is still under investigation. Blazes are relatively common at houses, bars and restaurants in Vietnam, where fire prevention and firefighting resources are limited.