Firefighters have put out a fire in a Ho Chi Minh City hotel today (Feb. 7) and rescued four people who were briefly trapped in their rooms, a fire battalion chief said.

The fire was reported around 9:30am at the four-storey Ruby Hotel located on Quang Trung Street in the Go Vap District. 

Witness reported the fire started on the third floor and caused extensive damage.

Dozens of firefighters were on scene from multiple districts of the City and they mounted an aggressive interior attack to get control of the blaze. 

The fire is currently under investigation, no firefighters or guests were seriously injured on scene.

Three fires in HCM City and Binh Phuoc

Two fires broke out in HCM City and another one in southern Binh Phuoc Province on Tuesday morning, leading to property damages, but no fatalities were reported.

At 9.30am, fire broke out at a wood processing company in Dong Phu District’s Tan Phu Town in Binh Phuoc.

The blaze started in MDF Kim Tin Joint Stock Company’s kiln and spread to its sawdust storage dump.

Workers had to flee the factory as the flames spread rapidly and damaged property amounted to VNĐ1 billion (US$44,500).

The fire was brought under control in an hour. Initial investigations revealed that fire ash in the kiln started the blaze.

At 11.30am, a huge blaze engulfed a seafood bistro on Pham Van Dong Street, Binh Thanh District, in HCM City.

Locals tried putting out the fire, but it spread and burned down wooden tables and chairs, gas tanks and a house next door.

The fire was caused by a person carelessly welding inside the bistro.

Later, four people were rescued from a fire on the third floor of Ruby Hotel on Quang Trung Street in HCM City’s Go Vap Street. A short circuit is believed to have led to the fire. 

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