10 die in explosion

HANOI (AP): VIETNAMESE STATE media say 10 people, including a family of seven, were killed in twin explosions at a house used to store materials for creating smoke and f i re effect s in film production.

Tuoi Tre news says the blasts took place Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial capital.

The report says the house was owned by a pyro technician who worked in f i lms , and that materials he was storing there were suspected in the blasts. The man, known as Phoung of Smoke and Fire , was among the 10 people killed.

According to the report , neighbours said they heard two blasts five minutes apart. They said the explosions broke the windows of nearby houses.

Authorities were not immediately available for comment.