More than a dozen people feared dead in a massive fire at an apartment building in Hanoi
The Hindu
Fire in Hanoi, Vietnam kills 12, injures 54. Fire extinguished, rescue operations ongoing.
Around a dozen people are feared dead after a massive fire broke out at an apartment building in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, state media said on Wednesday.
The fire is believed to have started late Tuesday and 54 of the 70 people who were rescued from the building were hospitalized with injuries, the report said.
Authorities are yet to confirm the exact death toll.
The fire has been extinguished but rescue operations are continuing.
The 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP29), held at Baku in Azerbaijan, is arguably the most important of the United Nations’ climate conferences. It was supposed to conclude on November 22, after nearly 11 days of negotiations and the whole purpose was for the world to take a collective step forward in addressing rising carbon emissions.