The explosion of a gas cylinder caused the collapse of houses in Saigon



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The gas tank at the noodle shop on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street, Ward 15, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City exploded, causing the house to collapse, shaking the area, on the morning of December 22.

The scene of the explosion caused the house to collapse on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street.  Photo: Dinh Van.

The site of the explosion caused the house to collapse on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street on the morning of December 22. Image: Dinh van

Around 5:30, people heard a loud bang at the two-story house, Cau Vong restaurant, at that time there were no people inside. “I just woke up when I heard a bomb like an explosion. The wall of my house is still shaking for three houses,” Lanh said.

The explosion caused the walls of the noodle shop and the adjacent import and export company to collapse, and the walls of the adjacent barbershop cracked. Fragments of concrete and armor littered the road. The restaurant plates, tables and chairs are damaged. Broken glass splashes 30 meters away.

An employee of the noodle shop said that the shop sells from 10 am to 10 pm, so people come at 9 am “There are two gas cylinders in the kitchen with a height of about 45 kg. When I went to check in , one of the cylinders exploded, “said the employee.

The police blocked Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street.  Photo: Dinh Van

Police block Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street, Ward 15, Phu Nhuan District. Image: Dinh van

About 100 m of Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street was blocked. Dozens of fire prevention and fire fighting police, police officers, prosecutors came to record the scene.

Mr. Nguyen Dong Tung, chairman of the Phu Nhuan District People’s Committee, said that the gas cylinder explosion caused no casualties. Currently, the Phu Nhuan District Police are coordinating with the professional units of the Ho Chi Minh City Police to investigate the case.

Dinh van

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