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At about 10:15 a.m. on February 28, people heard a loud explosion coming from an auto repair and spare parts trading facility located on 3/2 Street, Hung Loi Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.

Then the smoke rose fiercely, the smoke column was tens of meters high. Upon receiving the news, the Can Tho City Police Fire Prevention and Fighting Police mobilized fire trucks and officers to the scene to put out the fire. At 11am, the smoke was still rising fiercely.

Some images recorded at the scene:

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Smoke column rises tens of meters high. Photo: Hoai Thanh
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Firefighters are urgently controlling the fire. Photo: Hoai Thanh

At 11:50 , smoke was still rising from the scene of the fire. Authorities were still actively spraying water to put out the fire. A section of 3/2 Street was blocked to assist with firefighting. Nearly 100 police officers and soldiers were present at the scene on duty...

The fire was brought under control after more than 12 hours . The garage was severely damaged.

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