Hanoi cracks down on poor fire prevention and safetyHanoi People's Committee has asked the Ministry of Construction to check fire safety threats on 17 apartment buildings in the area. A fire at CT4 La Xa apartment building in 2015Hanoi has about 1,075 apartment buildings and high-rises. According to the municipal authorities, investors had low fire safety awareness, but this had improved since 2011. Hanoi Fire Department and the Department of Construction were asked to find solutions. Hanoi authorities suggested replacing regular doors with automatic fire-resistant doors at corridors and install booster pumps systems.