A huge fire on April 4th at the baby clothes shop on Ton Duc Thang Street in Hanoi killed four family members, including a 10-year-old girl and a pregnant woman.

Afraid of the serious damages that possible fire could cause to houses in small alleys, where features narrow driveways for standard fire engines, Thanh decided to buy pieces of fire-fighting equipment himself to help local residents once a blaze breaks out.