The seven-alarm blaze was reported around 9:00am today (Feb. 21) in Alley 97 on Pham Phu Thu Street in the Tan Binh District.
No injuries were reported. The 10 workers that shared the house were not home at the time, said fire chief Major Le Minh Hieu.
It took fire crews about 40 minutes to douse the blaze. The cause remains under investigation.