Nguyen Bui: How husband of of Cardi B's nail artist set fire to Bronx salon

Nguyen Bui, the husband of Cardi B’s nail artist Jenny Bui, has been arrested for setting fire to her new salon in the Bronx on September 28, 2023.

Video footage recovered by investigators shows Bui igniting two separate napkins and throwing them onto a pile of boxes in the back of the salon.

The fire quickly spread, causing significant damage to the business.

Law enforcement officials say Bui told them his wife was driving him crazy over all the work she wanted done to open the store, and essentially snapped under the pressure.

Jenny Bui says that she lost at least $100,000 worth of items just ahead of her salon’s grand opening, and says that she had yet to transfer her insurance to the new business.

“I never think he did it because when they had the fire, the husband came. He was crying,” said Shalu Malik, a nearby business owner.

The salon was set to be the nail stylist’s second location in the Bronx.

After the fire, she started a GoFundMe, claiming she lost roughly $150,000 worth of merchandise and equipment and that the store was uninsured because it hadn’t opened yet.