Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hangupdated information about Vietnamese victims in a recent fire in Thailandduring a regular press conference in Hanoi on April 5.
Hang saidthe fire occurred at about 2:30 on April 3 at Ratchethewri apartment buildingin Bangkok, Thailand, killing three people and injuring 60 others.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand immediately worked with local authorities toask for verification and search for Vietnamese citizens, she stressed.
The threedead victims were identified as not Vietnamese, Hang said, adding that among thewounded were 13 Vietnamese citizens.
Right in the afternoon of April 3, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen HaiBang visited and gave support to the Vietnamese injured victims who were beingtreated at local hospitals.
A number ofvictims had been discharged from hospitals by April 5 while the remainders arestill undergoing treatment.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the embassy to keep aclose watch on the case, get regular updates from local authorities andhospitals, and take necessary steps to protect Vietnamese citizens, she said.-VNA
