Fires kill 57 people in Vietnam in first six months
Hanoi: A total of 2,222 fires happened in Vietnam in the first six months of this year, killing 57 people and injuring 45 others, according to the country’s Police Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue. The fires caused property losses of some 127.9 billion Vietnamese dong (5.03 million U.S. dollars), local media reported Thursday.