2023 Hanoi building fire
The apartment after the fire was extinguished | |
| Native name | Vụ hỏa hoạn chung cư mini ngõ Khương Hạ năm 2023 |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 September 2023 |
| Time | c. 23:00 ICT (UTC+07:00) |
| Location | Alley 29 Khương Hạ, Khương Đình, Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi, Vietnam (now 29 Khương Hạ Lane, Khương Đình Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam) |
| Coordinates | 20°59′16.6″N 105°48′55.8″E / 20.987944°N 105.815500°E |
| Type | Conflagration |
| Cause | Battery short-circuit |
| Deaths | 56 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 37 |
| Arrests | Nghiêm Quang Minh 7 former Thanh Xuân district's officials |
| Charges | Fire safety violations Illegal construction Irresponsibility |
| Verdict | Guilty to all charges |
On 12 September 2023, at around 23:30 ICT (UTC+07:00), a fire occurred in a nine-story microapartment building in the 29th alley of Khương Hạ street, Khương Đình ward, Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi, Vietnam. Of the approximately 150 people residing in the building, 56 were killed by the fire and 37 others were injured. It was the deadliest residential fire in Vietnam since the 2002 Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire.