A fireplace at an condominium block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has killed 56 folks, amongst them kids, and injured 37, police stated on Wednesday.

The fireplace broke out in the course of the night time in a nine-storey constructing, house to about 150 residents, based on the official Vietnam News Agency (VNA), which stated the blaze was contained by 2 a.m. (1900 GMT).

Television photographs confirmed firefighters outfitted with hoses and ladders on the scene by night time, whereas a column of thick, darkish smoke billowed from the constructing by day.

Several of the victims had been admitted to native hospitals with a number of accidents after having jumped from their home windows to flee the hearth, state media stated, citing Vu Hoang Phuong of Hanoi Medical University Hospital.

Police have detained the proprietor of the constructing, Nghiem Quang Minh, accusing him of violating fire-prevention laws, the Ministry of Public Security stated in a press release, including that an investigation into the case is below approach.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the positioning of the blaze on Wednesday and referred to as for the completion of anti-fire laws at small-sized condominium buildings and in densely populated residential areas, based on a authorities assertion.