Seven dead in ’violent’ blaze at Paris apartment block, suspected arrested

Sympathies sent to Russia after building collapse

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has offered sympathies to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the heavy losses in an apartment block collapse in the city of Magnitogorsk.

Rescuers pull 'miracle' baby from collapsed Russian building

Russian rescuers on Tuesday pulled a baby boy hurt but alive from the ruins of an apartment building where he spent the night in sub-zero temperatures after a gas explosion that killed at least nine people.

Big Apple joins in ringing in New Year after rough 2018

As the world celebrates, many are wondering whether the turmoil witnessed in 2018 will spill over into the next year.

3 dead, 79 missing after gas explosion rocks Russia high-rise

Three people were killed and another 79 were unaccounted for after a gas explosion rocked a residential building in Russia on Monday, leaving hundreds without a home in freezing temperatures on New Year's Eve.

PM sends condolences to Bulgaria over gas explosion

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc today sent a message of condolences to his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov over a recent serious gas explosion on a derailed tanker. 

Gas explosion off Bình Định Province, one missing

Five fishermen fell into the sea following a gas explosion on a fishing vessel off Bình Định Province, the provincial Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue has said.

Fake gas cylinders putting lives at risk

Cheap gas cylinders are a danger users as the gas in them is usually extracted or traded illegally.

Hà Nội Fire Department set to increase inspections

The Hà Nội Fire Prevention and Fighting Department (HFPFD) will inspect fire extinguisher systems in high-rise apartment buildings four times per year instead of once a year.

House blast kills one, injures two One person died and two were injured in a gas explosion that destroyed three houses in the northern Nam Dinh Province at 8.30pm yesterday.