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Fires leave 23 dead during first quarter

Nearly 550 cases of fire and explosions occurred nation-wide, leaving 23 deaths, 44 injured and causing damages worth 128 billion VND (6 million USD) in the first four months of this year.
Nearly 550 cases of fire and explosions occurred nation-wide, leaving 23deaths, 44 injured and causing damages worth 128 billion VND (6 millionUSD) in the first four months of this year.

TheMinistry of Public Security’s Fire Prevention and Control Police andSearch and Rescue Department, who released the statistics, citedpeople’s low awareness of the prevention and their careless use of fueland electricity as major causes.

The department alsonoted that many fires occurred in residential areas, including markets,high-rise apartment buildings and industrial zones.-VNA
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