HANOI, Nov 22, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A petrol tank truck fire broke out
Thursday morning in Vietnam’s southern Binh Phuoc province, leaving at least
six people, including a family of four, killed and dozens of others injured,
local media reported.
The fire broke out after the truck crashed into a stone-carrying three-
wheeled vehicle in Chon Thanh district around 4:00 a.m., jumped onto
pavement, pulled down an electric pole, and overturned, online newspaper Tuoi
Tre (Youth) quoted witnesses as saying.
Petrol was spilled over the road, and the subsequent fire burnt 16 houses
on the roadside with people inside sleeping.
After more than one hour efforts, firefighters managed to put out the
fire, said the provincial police who are investigating the cause.
Some 3,770 fires and explosions happened across Vietnam in the first 10
months of this year, killing 91 people, injuring 235 others, and causing
property losses of some 1,600 billion Vietnamese dong (69.5 million U.S.
dollars), according to the country’s Fire Prevention and Fight Department.