![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dozens-dead-as-fire-rips-through-apartment-block-in-vietnam/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/crop-23930352.jpg&description=Breaking HORROR INFERNO Published : 8:48, 13 Sep 2023 Updated : 8:53, 13 Sep 2023 DOZENS of people have died in an apartment block fire in Vietnam, with a small boy thrown from the burning building. Witnesses reported hearing screams coming from inside the 10-storey block as people trapped inside desperately tried to flee. 3 The fire started just before midnight on Tuesday on the parking floor, an area packed with motorbikes Credit: EPA 3 Emergency services rescued around 70 people as 54 were rushed to hospital Credit: AP 3 A witness said the apartment block had no escape route, making it impossible for those trapped inside to flee Credit: AFP Emergency services rescued around 70 people as 54 were rushed to hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital. Three children are among the dozens who died in the horror blaze. The fire started just before midnight on Tuesday on the parking floor, an area packed with motorbikes, according to local reports. Hoa, a woman who lives nearby, said: "I heard a lot of shouts for help. We could not help them much "The apartment is so closed with no escape route, impossible for the victims to get out." More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun .){kind=link}
DOZENS of people have died in an apartment block fire in Vietnam, with a small boy thrown from the burning building.
Witnesses reported hearing screams coming from inside the 10-storey block as people trapped inside desperately tried to flee.
Emergency services rescued around 70 people as 54 were rushed to hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital.
Three children are among the dozens who died in the horror blaze.
Many of those taken to hospital are thought to have also died, MailOnline reports.