Apartment fire in Ho Chi Minh City

A fire broke out in an apartment on the top floor of the Rivergate Residence apartment building (HCMC). A column of black smoke rose high, and many residents gathered to watch the incident.

Fire at apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City Smoke billowed from a high-rise apartment building at Rivergate Residence in Khanh Hoi ward, Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 20.

At around 4:30 p.m. on October 20, a fire was discovered in the loggia area of ​​a top-floor apartment at the Rivergate Residence apartment building in Khanh Hoi Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly District 4). The fire quickly flared up, accompanied by black smoke covering the exterior of the building, then spreading to other rooms.

Many people in the apartment building and surrounding areas gathered to watch the incident from afar.

The top floor apartment of Rivergate Residence caught fire on the afternoon of October 20. Photo: Anh Duy.

Black smoke covered the exterior of the building. Photo: Anh Duy.

Upon receiving the news, the Ho Chi Minh City Fire Prevention and Fighting Force dispatched about 6 fire trucks and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene. The authorities quickly deployed their teams, sprayed water to extinguish the fire, and evacuated people from the dangerous area.

Many fire trucks were present at the scene on the afternoon of October 20. Photo: Anh Duy.

Rivergate Residence luxury apartment project is located at 151-155 Ben Van Don, old District 4, with a total area of ​​over 7,000 m2. The project consists of 2 towers of 27 and 33 floors, providing products such as residential apartments, officetel apartments and shophouses.

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