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HCM City apartment building fire kills 13

As many as 13 people died and 28 others were injured when a blaze burned an apartment complex at No. 1648 Vo Van Kiet street, District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City in early morning of March 23, reported local authorities.
HCM City apartment building fire kills 13 ảnh 1About 200 firemen were sent to the site to control the blaze (Photo: VNA)

HCM City(VNA) – As many as 13 people died and 28 others were injured when a blazeburned an apartment complex at No. 1648 Vo Van Kiet street, District 8 of HoChi Minh City in early morning of March 23, reported local authorities.

Initial informationshowed that the blaze started at 0:30 from the parking basement between BuildingsA and B of Carina Plaza. Hundreds of people were stuck and rushed to upper storeys.

The Fire Fighting PoliceDepartment of the city sent 34 fire trucks and 200 police to the site tocontrol the blaze and rescue stuck people. One hour later, the fire was undercontrol, but smoke still covered the buildings. Hundreds of people escaped safely.

According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Huong from the department,most of the 13 victims died from suffocation. Five autos and over 150motorbikes were completely damaged.
 
Carina Plaza is ahigh-end apartment complex including three buildings with 15-21 storeys and 736apartments. It was put into use six years ago.-VNA
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