Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 24 signed off a dispatch demanding urgent moves be taken to address the consequences of a deadly fire in Hanoi’s Cau Giay district on the early morning the same day.

An international exhibition on security technology and fire safety and rescue (Secutech Vietnam 2023) opened in the capital city of Hanoi on July 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 12 demanded stronger actions in fire prevention and control be taken while people be put at the centre of the work.

The Hanoi Construction Department has announced that it will inspect the use and management of apartment buildings in the capital city this year.

Patrols will be increased and fire safety promoted by local districts in HCM City and neighbouring provinces in an aim to prevent forest fires during the current dry season, the city's Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department has said.

The Ministry of Public Security has been asked to tighten security for upcoming important events, including the Party Congress at all levels, according to Government Resolution No. 50/NQ-CP issued recently.

A blaze burned to the ground 167 houses in Pyapon town in western Myanmar on January 4, rendered about 600 locals homeless, reported the Global New Light of Myanmar.

State-of-the-art technologies and products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety are being on display at the International Exhibition of Security, Fire Safety & Smart Building Technologies and Solutions in HCM City.

Carrying more passengers and cargo than permitted and lack of fire safety equipment including extinguishers were the most common violations committed by inter-provincial public transport buses, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport reported following inspections.

Fire prevention and fighting remains a challenge for Hanoi authorities, with many fires across the capital city leaving serious consequences.

Developers of high-rise buildings that violate safety regulations will not be eligible for future land allocation or land lease, according to the People’s Committee of Hanoi.

A huge fire blazed in a house in Ho Chi Minh City in early morning on December 16, killing six people, including a five-member family, and injuring five others.

Hanoi’s investigation agency began legal proceedings against Nguyen Dieu Linh, owner of the karaoke bar in Cau Giay district, whose 13 customers were killed by a fire on November 1.

The capital city police have confirmed carelessness by a welder during his work on a billboard as one of the main causes of a karaoke bar fire that killed a total of 13 people earlier this month.

The International Fire Safety & Rescue and Security Technology and Equipment Exhibition 2016 kicked off in Hanoi on September 21.

Thousands of lives have been put at risk due to many newly built high rise apartment blocks in Hanoi that fail to meet fire safety standards.