One family of seven people were among those killed in the blast, and some people injured were taken to a local hospital, such as quoted from Xinhua.
According to the official news agency VNA, Viet Nam, the explosion happened in a crowded area in the Centre of Ho Chi Minh City, where many private homes are located.
Preliminary information indicates the locals who live in the hallway on the way Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Vinh Nghiem Pagoda outside, heard two bursts of sound with an interval of five minutes.
They then saw three houses burned to the ground and its walls collapsed, according to Tuoi Tre news website, based in Ho Chi Minh City.
Local residents said the explosion occurred at around 00.15 local time Sunday.
According to Tuoi Tre report, after being told about the events, hundreds of firefighters using trucks over 12 firemen were deployed to succour.
The explosion caused a wave that shook houses within a radius of several hundred metres and even broke the window glass.
As quoted in Tuoi Tre, a woman named Nguyen Thi Phuong--who was sleeping in his house when the explosion occurred--said, "my family, as many as four people, hear the sound of loud explosions that shook the whole House. We feel panic at the time, and later the smell the smoke that we think comes from Fireworks. We left our House to a safer place. "
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