According to initial information, on the morning of September 26, people discovered a house on fire on TX52 Street (Thanh Xuan Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City). Seeing the fire, people nearby shouted to each other, mobilized fire extinguishers, and pulled water hoses to put out the fire but were unsuccessful.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team of District 12 Police dispatched vehicles and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene to put out the fire.
At the scene, the house on fire had an iron frame, trees, and a corrugated iron roof, located on a plot of land hundreds of square meters wide. The fire burned down part of the house and many of the properties and pets inside.
By the afternoon of the same day, the 50-year-old man who owned the house was still cleaning up and taking out the burnt furniture inside to be disposed of.
According to the man, he only comes to the house during the day to tend to the garden and feed the animals and chickens. At the time of the fire, there was no one inside the house.
The cause and damage of this house fire are being clarified by the police.