At 20PM on the 8th September 2013, the billboard around 8 meters in length that was hung in front of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (on the Dinh Tien Hoang Street , Hanoi ) suddenly ignited. The fire was fierce and quickly burst into a big flame, controlling the whole building and trapping dozens of foreign tourists inside.
A loud bang came from the billboard in front of the Theatre. The fire burst into a flame that swallowed the whole front of the Theater. One corner of the Theater was totally covered by the flame. The thick smoke arose. The plastic from the billboard fell down on the ground and continued burning. People around were too scared. All shops around had to close fear of the fire.
At the time of the fire, some 30 actors and staff were welcoming tourists to see the expected performances starting at 20PM. When people discovered the fire, the show was canceled. People tried to stop the fire and guided tourists to the emergency exit. Mr Bui Duy Tan , Theater actor , said: "People initially panicked , but then calmed down knowing that the fired did not attack the inside”.
About 10 minutes later, two fire trucks were dispatched. The fire was under control after about 20 minutes. There were no casualties, and the next houses were not on fire too. The inside of the Theatre were almost not impacted. However, the billboard covering a front corner of Thang Long Puppet Theatre was burned down.
The fire occurred on Sunday evening. The Theatre location was adjacent to the Sword Lake, where hundreds of people were walking around, causing traffic congestion at the Dinh Tien Hoang Street. Police said the fire was caused by electrical problem during the continuous rains over the last week.
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