On September 12, minutes before midnight, Vietnam registered its deadliest fire incident in over a decade: 56 people were killed in a fire at a nine-story apartment building in Hanoi. Soon after, rumors spread that an e-scooter battery had caused it, which led several building owners in the city to quickly ban the charging of electric vehicles at their properties. Though these rumors were later proved false by the police, many buildings continue to restrict EV charging.