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Marth 21, 1579
On the eve of the Ngày chêt -"Day of the Dead"-, when Hôinômese people burn candles and cook mooncakes in memory of their ancestors, everything seemed calm. It had an ominous start, however, in the industrial town of Ma Noi, when two buildings collapsed between 10:04 and 11:48 am, causing a death toll of at least more than one thousand people, many of them women and children. The smoke caused for the collapsed could be seen from Hôi Luỳên's suburbs, asa the capital city of the Imperial Kingdom was only a few kms from Ma Noi.
Ma Noi was mostly an industrial town, already the third most populated city in Hôinôm, despite it was only a small village on early 16th century. Although most foreign companies were based on coastal towns such as Nam Dinh and Bâc Duong, the improvement of infraestructures in recent decades had made a town like Ma Noi more profitable than in the past. Two of the collapsed buildings were owned by a Hôinômese businessman, Kim Quang Ngôc, who worked mostly exclusively with foreign companies. Many products for Sainamese, Tieguoese, Goldecian, or Oslanburgan companies were produced in buildings like those. The picture of a dead girl buried on rubble along a Toire Inc. product become viral on Hôinôm's social media, before it could be censored.
The news spread quickly, and while a rescue team was sent from Hôi Luỳên, a vigil was started in a nearby square, organized by the families of some of the victims. The death toll continued to rise, and workers and fellow citizens came to show their solidarity, or just curious. A group of local lawyers filed a case against the owners of the building and the factories operating inside it. They were really prepared for it, as it wasn't the first time such disaster happened on the town. Two local overseers were arrested, but the Governor of the province blocked any legal action against Kim Quang Ngôc. Hours later, a group of activists and relatives of the victims were arrested after they had a quarrel with local government officials.
On evening, the vigil turned into a larger protest, and some local workers and victims' relatives set up an informal committee which prepared a list of demands, including the arrest and trial of suspects and an independent commission to identify vulnerable factories. That midnight, however, an explosion and the subsequent fire broke out at the disaster site and authorities were forced to temporarily suspend the search for survivors.
Marth 22, 1579
The mood was heated in Ma Noi that morning. It did not help that the Governor ordered to evict the relatives and protestors from the square, claiming security reasons. A violent clash between protestors and policemen followed, police fired into the air in an attempt to dispere the crowd, and more than 200 people including minors and victims' relatives were detained.
Hour laters, protesting workers and relatives paraded through central Ma Noi by thousands to demand safer working conditions and economic compensation for the families affected by the collapsed buildings. Chants calling for the execution of the building owners could be heard in the crowd. But another violent clash between police and protestors resulted in 50 people killed, two of them policemen.
Riots followed in Ma Noi and nearby towns, targeting vehicles, government and commercial buildings, and foreign companies. The Goldecian consulate in Ma Noi was completely burned down, although not casualties were reported. A Sainamese businessman wasn't that lucky, as he got lost while trying to leave Ma Noi in his car, being blocked by a large crowd. The rioters attacked his car, breaking the windows, and although he tried to accelerate it was too late. The mob overturned his car and lynched him. The protest had an increasing anti-government anti-foreign tone, as protestors felt that the government was protecting foreign companies which were exploiting the people. That midnight, the offices of Toire Inc. in Nam Dinh were attacked as well with handmade grenades. The offices were completely destroyed, but only a few people resulted injured.
The Governor asked for help to the central government, as he was afraid he was not able anymore to contain the situation, and Minister of National Security Quang Công Quang called for a meeting with the other members of the cabinet.
On the eve of the Ngày chêt -"Day of the Dead"-, when Hôinômese people burn candles and cook mooncakes in memory of their ancestors, everything seemed calm. It had an ominous start, however, in the industrial town of Ma Noi, when two buildings collapsed between 10:04 and 11:48 am, causing a death toll of at least more than one thousand people, many of them women and children. The smoke caused for the collapsed could be seen from Hôi Luỳên's suburbs, asa the capital city of the Imperial Kingdom was only a few kms from Ma Noi.
Ma Noi was mostly an industrial town, already the third most populated city in Hôinôm, despite it was only a small village on early 16th century. Although most foreign companies were based on coastal towns such as Nam Dinh and Bâc Duong, the improvement of infraestructures in recent decades had made a town like Ma Noi more profitable than in the past. Two of the collapsed buildings were owned by a Hôinômese businessman, Kim Quang Ngôc, who worked mostly exclusively with foreign companies. Many products for Sainamese, Tieguoese, Goldecian, or Oslanburgan companies were produced in buildings like those. The picture of a dead girl buried on rubble along a Toire Inc. product become viral on Hôinôm's social media, before it could be censored.
The news spread quickly, and while a rescue team was sent from Hôi Luỳên, a vigil was started in a nearby square, organized by the families of some of the victims. The death toll continued to rise, and workers and fellow citizens came to show their solidarity, or just curious. A group of local lawyers filed a case against the owners of the building and the factories operating inside it. They were really prepared for it, as it wasn't the first time such disaster happened on the town. Two local overseers were arrested, but the Governor of the province blocked any legal action against Kim Quang Ngôc. Hours later, a group of activists and relatives of the victims were arrested after they had a quarrel with local government officials.
On evening, the vigil turned into a larger protest, and some local workers and victims' relatives set up an informal committee which prepared a list of demands, including the arrest and trial of suspects and an independent commission to identify vulnerable factories. That midnight, however, an explosion and the subsequent fire broke out at the disaster site and authorities were forced to temporarily suspend the search for survivors.
Marth 22, 1579
The mood was heated in Ma Noi that morning. It did not help that the Governor ordered to evict the relatives and protestors from the square, claiming security reasons. A violent clash between protestors and policemen followed, police fired into the air in an attempt to dispere the crowd, and more than 200 people including minors and victims' relatives were detained.
Hour laters, protesting workers and relatives paraded through central Ma Noi by thousands to demand safer working conditions and economic compensation for the families affected by the collapsed buildings. Chants calling for the execution of the building owners could be heard in the crowd. But another violent clash between police and protestors resulted in 50 people killed, two of them policemen.
Riots followed in Ma Noi and nearby towns, targeting vehicles, government and commercial buildings, and foreign companies. The Goldecian consulate in Ma Noi was completely burned down, although not casualties were reported. A Sainamese businessman wasn't that lucky, as he got lost while trying to leave Ma Noi in his car, being blocked by a large crowd. The rioters attacked his car, breaking the windows, and although he tried to accelerate it was too late. The mob overturned his car and lynched him. The protest had an increasing anti-government anti-foreign tone, as protestors felt that the government was protecting foreign companies which were exploiting the people. That midnight, the offices of Toire Inc. in Nam Dinh were attacked as well with handmade grenades. The offices were completely destroyed, but only a few people resulted injured.
The Governor asked for help to the central government, as he was afraid he was not able anymore to contain the situation, and Minister of National Security Quang Công Quang called for a meeting with the other members of the cabinet.