Nguyen Trong Phuc, 18, is treated at the An Phu Hospital in Binh Duong Province with a broken leg after jumping off the second floor of a karaoke parlor to escape a fire, September 7, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Van

 

When the flames and smoke raged around him on the second floor of a karaoke parlor in Binh Duong, Nguyen Trong Phuc, 18, knew there was only one way out.

 

On Wednesday morning, Phuc, an employee of the An Phu karaoke parlor in the southern province, was awaiting leg surgery at An Phu General Hospital after jumping 10 meters from the second floor onto the roof of a house next door. The fire at the parlor from the previous night has claimed the lives of 23 people so far.

 

Still weary from an eventful night and with aches all over his body, Phuc thought himself a lucky man.

 

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yes .... this was absolutely tragic ... very sad indeed.  Vietnamese are such good people and will gesture you with an honest smile, note a fake 'i'm a thief & cheat'  smile just thinking how i can rob you.

 

I am truly saddened by this horrific tragedy and hope those that survived can gain the strength and courage to get over this.