Nguyen Le Tu, a 20-year-old student in Hanoi, has been hailed as a hero after rescuing seven people from a burning building in a dramatic late-night incident. A student at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Tu was returning home from the gym on March 24, 2026, when he noticed flames and thick smoke rising from a six-storey residential building in the Linh Nam area. What followed was a series of split-second decisions that saved multiple lives, as he entered the burning structure without protective gear, relying on instinct, courage and presence of mind.
