A total of 3,776 fires and explosions broke out across Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2018, 91 people were killed and 235 others injured.
The fires and explosions also caused property losses of some 69.5 million U.S. dollars, said the officials of Vietnam’s Fire Prevention and Fight Department on Monday.
In October alone, Vietnam faced 368 fires and explosions which claimed nine human lives, injured 11 people, and left losses of 4.5 million U.S. dollars.
In the first 10 months, the Southeast Asian country suffered 3,464 fires and explosions, which left 85 people dead and 220 others injured, and caused losses of 65.2 million U.S. dollars.