The victim who escaped the mini apartment fire, Khuong Ha, revealed that she saved her whole family's life thanks to a simple skill

The mini apartment fire in Khuong Ha caused extremely serious damage to people and property. Those lucky enough to escape death recounted a very simple escape journey thanks to the effective application of fire prevention skills.

In recent days, people across the country are still shocked by the serious fire that occurred in a mini apartment building on Khuong Ha street, Khuong Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district (Hanoi).

By the afternoon of September 13, Hanoi Police determined that 56 victims did not survive the fire and 37 people were injured. In addition, dozens of other seriously injured people are receiving treatment at hospital facilities in the area. But besides that, many families were still saved in time thanks to the effective application of fire prevention skills.

Recalling the moment of life and death, facing a big fire, Ms. H. living on the 7th floor of a mini apartment in Khuong Ha (Hanoi) was still shocked: "Around 12 o'clock that night, my entire mini apartment The power went out, I saw people screaming. Not knowing what was going on, I opened the door to look out. But as soon as I opened the main door, I saw smoke. I heard people shouting 'Fire! Run! " .

Panicked, my whole family ran to the rooftop but the smoke was too much to bear, so my whole family ran back to our apartment."

Sharing her escape skills in a terrible fire in a mini apartment, Ms. H. said : "Even though my whole family was very panicked at that time, they quickly regained composure, closed all the doors of the apartment, and then Then put wet towels in the door slots to prevent smoke from entering the house. After sealing the door slots, the whole family, including 2 children, covered their noses and mouths with wet towels to avoid inhaling toxic smoke."

Ms. H.'s husband shared: "My wife and I directly watched. Every time we saw strong smoke rising from the downstairs, we closed the window, forced the grandfather and the children to lie down on the floor, crouching low to the floor. Breathe in low areas. When the smoke feels better, open the window again to let air into the house and try fanning again."

Mr. NVV (81 years old), Ms. H.'s father, recounted the moment of life and death. Thanks to this extremely simple self-rescue method, his family was one of the lucky ones to escape death in the fire. This is also one of the experiences that many people should read to learn, Mr. Van shared: "Around midnight on September 13, I suddenly saw a power outage, there were a lot of screams "there's a fire" outside. I When I opened the door, I couldn't leave, so I closed all the doors tightly, used a water-soaked cloth to seal all the gaps,... used a hand fan to fan the smoke out..." .

Ms. D.THY's family is one of the few households that survived the fire. Ms. Y herself was 13 weeks pregnant, and her son was in a state of poisoning due to CO asphyxiation and was taken to Dong Da General Hospital for emergency treatment.

Recalling the moment she faced death, Ms. Y told the People's Police newspaper : "After 11 p.m., I heard the sound of fire. The electricity was cut off, my house was on the 8th floor. When I ran out, black smoke poured into my eyes." It was so dark that we couldn't get down and couldn't get up to the top floor. My husband pulled me and my child to the balcony. The whole family was covered with blankets and there was a faucet next to the water continuously watering it. Luckily, my house had a balcony facing the alley so it was airy. than other houses. Each floor only has 2 to 3 apartments with balconies facing the alley, my house is on the 8th floor so it is the most airy. The whole family kept covering themselves with blankets, watering them, waiting for rescue. We held out until 5:30 a.m. and were alerted by the police. Fire department rescue."

Currently, Ms. Y's husband has gradually stabilized, and her son with minor burns is being treated with his mother. Their health is progressing well, the fire did not greatly affect the fetus in Ms. Y's womb.

According to the doctor, regarding emergency treatment of fire victims, the risk of smoke inhalation is very high, which can cause death due to local lack of oxygen and CO poisoning.

Therefore, in the event of a fire, people should cover their mouths and noses with a wet towel to avoid toxic smoke coming straight in, which can cause the patient to faint immediately. Always walk low, crawl, and crawl to avoid smoke, try to follow the emergency exit to an open place such as a balcony or terrace, and seek help from outside.

Hanoi: Fires continuously broke out in apartment buildings, black smoke rose high, many people ran for their lives Quỳnh Quỳnh14:01:10 17/09/2023In the early morning of September 17, at apartment building D17, in Dang Xa urban area, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, a fire broke out in the 3-story apartment. The fire caused many people to panic, run out of the building and call for firefighters.