A fire in a cafe in Hanoi killed eleven people on Wednesday night, authorities said.
The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday the police have arrested a man suspected of starting the fire.
“The police suspect that the cafe was (deliberately) burned down and … have arrested the perpetrator,” Hanoi police said in a statement
According to the police, the man admitted to lighting a fire using gasoline on the ground floor of the three-story cafe. This came after he had an argument with staff members of the eatery.
“We were shouting for the victims trapped, but we heard no ask for help from inside the building,” a witness said.
Meanwhile, seven people were rescued from the fire, with two of them hospitalized, authorities said.
