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Houses catch fire from burning gasoline tank truck in Ho Chi Minh City

Houses catch fire from burning gasoline tank truck in Ho Chi Minh City

Saturday, February 04, 2023, 15:03 GMT+7
Houses catch fire from burning gasoline tank truck in Ho Chi Minh City
A petrol tank truck is burned after a fire on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre

A parked petrol tank truck suddenly caught fire before the blaze spread to several nearby houses in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.

The fire broke out and engulfed the tank truck that was parked on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in the district at around 1:00 pm.

A fire engulfs a petrol tank truck on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: M.H. / Tuoi Tre
A fire engulfs a petrol tank truck on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: M.H. / Tuoi Tre

The truck driver and local people quickly tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, but to no avail.

A fire from a petrol tank truck destroys houses on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre
A fire from a petrol tank truck destroys houses on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre

The fire then flared up, with a sound of an explosion, before fanning out over many houses along Nguyen Huu Tho Street, destroying a large number of properties.

People gather at the site of a fire that burned a petrol tank truck on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre
People gather at the site of a fire that burned a petrol tank truck on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 3, 2023. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre

Firefighters and fire trucks arrived at the site shortly after a report on the incident and managed to extinguish the fire around one hour later.

No casualties were reported.

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