Vietnam: 03 criteria to determine residential area at high risk of fire and explosion

Duc Thao

14:15, 08/01/2021

On December 31, 2020, the Ministry of the Public Security of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 149/2020/TT-BCA providing guidelines for Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Law amending and adding a number of articles of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP .

According to the Circular No. 149/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of the Public Security of Vietnam, a residential area at high risk of fire and explosion is a residential area mentioned in Clause 1 Article 6 of the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP and meeting any of the following criteria:

- A handicraft village engaging in manufacturing and/or trade of goods posing fire or explosion hazard is located inside the residential area.

- At least 20% of total households in the residential area engage in manufacturing and/or trade of goods/chemicals posing fire or explosion hazard.

- A facility for processing, producing and/or preserving petroleum and petroleum products, gas and/or chemicals posing fire or explosion hazard; a terminal for petroleum and petroleum products, a terminal for gas and/or chemicals posing fire or explosion hazard; or a filling station is located inside the residential area.

More details at the Circular No. 149/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of the Public Security of Vietnam, effective from February 20, 2021.

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