HCM City apartment building fire kills 13As 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. The Fire Fighting Police Department of the city sent 34 fire trucks and 200 police to the site to control the blaze and rescue stuck people. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Huong from the department, most of the 13 victims died from suffocation. Carina Plaza is a high-end apartment complex including three buildings with 15-21 storeys and 736 apartments.

Source: VietNamNet News March 23, 2018 03:33 UTC