HANOI — 2023 · Major Tragedy
The Hanoi Mini-Apartment Fire
On the night of 12 September 2023 a fire broke out in a nine-storey "mini-apartment" block on a narrow alley off Khương Hạ street in Hanoi's Thanh Xuân district. Around 150 people lived in the building, which had a single staircase and inadequate escape routes, and the narrow lane hampered fire engines. Fifty-six people died and dozens were injured. Officials said the fire started from an electrical short circuit in the ground-floor parking area. It was Vietnam's deadliest residential fire since 2002 and triggered nationwide inspections of mini-apartments. In March 2025 the building's owner was sentenced to 12 years in prison for breaching fire safety rules.
- Date
- 2023
- Place
- Hanoi, Vietnam, Hanoi, VN
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 20.9890, 105.8160 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 12 September 2023Fire broke out at night in the Khương Hạ mini-apartment block.
- 13 September 2023The death toll was put at 56; the building's owner was detained.
- September 2023Fire inspections of mini-apartments began across Hanoi.
- 14 March 2025The owner was sentenced to 12 years for fire safety violations.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Many killed in huge fire at apartment block in Hanoi aljazeera.com ↗
- CNN — Hanoi apartment fire edition.cnn.com ↗
- VnExpress — Bina sahibine 12 yıl hapis vnexpress.net ↗
- Al Jazeera
- CNN
- VnExpress
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