Blaze kills 3 in HCM City

HCM CITY — A woman and her two teenage daughters were killed in a blaze that burnt down their house on HCM City’s Lạc Long Quân Street early on Monday morning.

According to the initial investigation, the blaze occurred in a house where five people were staying. Two people--the woman’s husband and her younger brother--successfully escaped. The cause of the blaze remains unidentified.

The local Firefighting Prevention and Control Department dispatched dozens of firefighters and fire engines to extinguish the blaze.

The local police are investigating the case. — LV