The scene of the house fire. — Photo dantri.com.vn

HÀ NỘI — Four members of a family, including a four-month-old baby, were killed when a fire swept through their home in Hà Nội’s Thường Tín Commune in the early hours of Tuesday.

The blaze started around 4:30am at a house in Văn Giáp village, according to local authorities. A husband, wife and their two children were sleeping inside when the fire broke out and were unable to escape.

Firefighters, local police and commune officials rushed to the scene after being alerted. The flames were brought under control within half an hour, by about 5am.

In another fire in Hà Nội, late on Monday, the incident took place at a four-storey house on Nguyễn Viết Xuân Street, Hà Đông Ward.

A woman and her two children were trapped on the second floor as smoke and flames spread rapidly.

Firefighters broke through the steel shutter, battled the blaze, and safely brought the three victims out.

They were hospitalised and are now in stable condition.

Authorities are continuing to investigate both cases. — VNS