Burning incense causes house blaze
Published: February 10, 2014
A blaze broke out last Friday at around 3.50 pm at K247/4 Ong Ich Khiem Street, Hai Chau District. According to the city’s Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department, the incident was caused by burning incense.
Witnesses said that they had tried to stamp out the fire and called local professional fire-fighters to control the blaze. Soon after, 3 fire engines and more than 21 firefighters were sent to the scene.
Thanks to the great efforts of the firefighters, the blaze was completely extinguished within 20 minutes. Neighbouring houses and the nearby Con Market’s kiosks were not affected by the incident. All the furniture in the house, however, was totally destroyed.
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