Posts Tagged ‘ Vehicular Fires ’

PM urges investigations into vehicle fires, as study backs gas quality theory 

January 16, 2012
PM urges investigations into vehicle fires, as study backs gas quality theory 

Experts at a HCMC university's petrochemistry center check a motorbike as part of ongoing investigations into recent vehicular fires. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday ordered related agencies to take urgent steps including checking fuel quality in the market to determine the cause of mysterious vehicular fires. Dodgy fuel is the latest suspect in [...]

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Vietnam's mysterious motorbike fires rage on 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam's mysterious motorbike fires rage on 

  Two Honda motorbikes have become the latest victims of mysterious fires that have burned more than 90 vehicles across Vietnam since last year. One of the new cases happened in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue right after Hoang Thi Mai Tram left Hue Central Hospital, where she works, on Thursday. Tram said she [...]

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Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

December 31, 2011
Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

A motorbike on fire in Hanoi on October 12 Tests on gasoline samples suspected of being related to recent vehicular fires in Vietnam revealed no excessive additives which might have caused the blazes, Tuoi Tre reported Saturday. The newspaper quoted Tran Van Vinh, deputy chief of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, as saying [...]

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Rash of vehicular fires remains a mystery: ministry 

December 25, 2011
Rash of vehicular fires remains a mystery: ministry 

  Police are struggling to pinpoint what has caused the explosive fires that have recently plagued cars and motorbikes in Vietnam, the Ministry of Public Security said. In a letter responding to Thanh Nien’s questioning the ministry’s delay in resolving the cases, Pham Van Sinh, deputy chief of the ministry’s office, said in many cases, vehicle owners did not report incidents to police [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...