警方稱河內民宅火災造成5人死亡

河內，9月16日（路透社）——警方表示，週三凌晨，河內一處人口密集住宅區內一棟4層樓民宅發生火災，造成5人死亡。HANOI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Five people were killed in a fire in a four-storey house in a densely populated residential area of Hanoi early on Wednesday, police said.

河內警方在官方臉書帳號表示，火勢約在凌晨2時30分（週二格林威治標準時間19時30分）獲得控制，15分鐘後完全撲滅。The fire was brought under control at about 2:30 a.m. (1930 GMT Tuesday) and fully extinguished 15 minutes later, Hanoi police said on their official Facebook account.

警方表示，這棟民宅位於河內市中心文高街旁一條狹窄巷弄內，共有4層樓，每層面積約60平方公尺。消防人員抵達時，已有4人成功逃生。The house, located in a narrow alley off Van Cao Street in the centre of Hanoi, had four floors, each covering about 60 square metres. Four people had managed to escape by the time firefighters arrived, the police said.

警方正在調查起火原因。Police are investigating the cause of the fire.

（阮芳報導）(Reporting by Phuong Nguyen)