No Vietnamese dies in Kazan’s trade centre fire

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Đăng ký: VietNam News






The Admiral trade centre after the fire (Photo: VNA)

The Admiral trade centre after the fire (Photo: VNA)



There was no Vietnamese citizen among the dead in the March 11th fire at the Admiral trade centre in Kazan city, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 14th.


Staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia arrived at the scene on March 11th and coordinated with local agencies to support Vietnamese nationals, the ministry added.


It continued to say that the Embassy on March 13th announced no Vietnamese was killed in the fire, but one Vietnamese suffered from broken bone and was hospitalised on March 12th while two others had slight injuries.


The Embassy is working with Kazan authorities and Russia’s Federal Migration Service on measures to assist the local Vietnamese community, the ministry said.


The Admiral trade centre has 1,274 booths, including those of Vietnamese nationals.


The fire here has so far claimed at least 16 lives while about 18 others are still under the collapsed, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry./.