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The owner of a karaoke parlor in the southern province of Binh Duong where 33 people died after a fire broke out has been arrested.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 12 demanded stronger actions in fire prevention and control be taken while people be put at the centre of the work.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national teleconference on September 12 to look into fire prevention and control and the five-year implementation of a Government decree on rescue and the firefighting force.

The activity is a part of the practical experience program of the training session on Fire Prevention and Rescue skills in 2022 by Hoan Kiem District Police, in collaboration with Tran Hung Dao Ward People's Committee and Viet Duc High School.

The fire prevention and fighting work at all karaoke parlors and bars in Hanoi will be inspected, following a series of blazes and explosions, including serious ones, reported in the capital city in recent weeks.

Through these activities, students will be aware of the importance of fire prevention and fighting in daily life. They also understand more the hard and dangerous work of the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police.

Major General Nguyen Tuan Anh, head of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security, has attended the 32nd General Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs of Asia (IFCAA) held in the Japanese city of Yokohama.

A fire-prevention and warning system project has been reviewed for ancient houses in the UNESCO-recognised ancient town of Hoi An after a two-storey brick and timber house in the Old Quarter was damaged by fire on March 7.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has asked municipal and provincial People’s Committees to take drastic measures to ensure forest fire prevention amid extremely hot weather.

Local authorities in the Central Highlands region have taken measures to prevent forest fires in the ongoing dry season.

The Department of Forestry Management has ordered stronger measures in forest fire prevention and fighting be taken by localities.

More than 43,500 ha of forest in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is at high risk of fire during the existing dry season, which began in November and will last until the end of May, according to the province’s Forest Protection Sub-department.

Patrols will be increased and fire safety promoted by local districts in HCM City and neighbouring provinces in an aim to prevent forest fires during the current dry season, the city's Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department has said.

It is forecast that climate change will increase the risk of forest fires next year, therefore concerned organisations should be vigilant and prepare for fire prevention and control.

The National Assembly (NA) looked into the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting between 2014 and 2018 on the 18th working day of its eighth session on November 13.

The National Assembly will spend the entire day on November 13 to examine the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting during the period from 2014 to 2018.

More than 1,500 people and 100 vehicles took part in a fire-fighting drill held on October 16 in the central city of Da Nang by the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Defence and the municipal People’s Committee.

Eight teams from seven countries and territories, including Vietnam, took part in an international rescue competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 18.

The international exhibition "Fire Safety and Rescue Vietnam - Secutech Vietnam 2019" on fire-fighting equipment, rescue methods, and fire prevention and protection, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 14-16.

Forest fires broke out in several locations in the central province of Ha Tinh on June 30, according to local authorities.