And fire allegedly provoked in a cafe in Hanoi on Wednesday night has left eleven dead while the Police detained a suspect, Vietnamese authorities reported this Thursday.
The flames began around 11:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday (16:00 GMT) in a three-story establishment in the Vietnamese capital, detailed the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam. According to initial investigations, The fire started after an argument between a man, who confessed to having used gasoline to spread the flames on the ground floor of the premises, and the cafeteria staff, according to the same sources. Eleven people lost their lives in this incident, while seven were injured, according to the official balance.
Police indicated that they will charge the detained suspect with murder.
Deadly fires are common in Vietnam due in large part to corruption by authorities and lax safety standards. In September last year, 56 people died in a fire in an apartment building in Hanoi.
