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Gas Shop Explosion in Ho Chi Minh City Kills One, Injures 12 and Brings Down Houses
By Maya Wilson
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A gas shop exploded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Friday, killing one person, injuring 12 others and bringing down several houses, VnExpress reported.
The explosion caused several houses to collapse, according to the Vietnamese news outlet. One person was killed and 12 people were injured, VnExpress reported.
The available report did not provide further details about the circumstances of the blast. The cause of the explosion had not been reported yet.
VnExpress also had not reported the identities of the person killed or those injured. The exact location of the gas shop within Ho Chi Minh City had not been reported yet.
The number of houses brought down was described as several, but no more precise figure was available in the reporting. Further details about the damage and the victims had not yet been reported by VnExpress.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
From The Library — the estate of our family.
Update, Friday, November 13: VnExpress has since reported that two people were killed in the explosion; twelve people were injured.
