About 100 firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire at the Vinh Loc B Commune, and it took them about two hours to bring it under control, said the official. There are no reports of any injuries.

Employees at the facility attempted to douse the fire with fire extinguishers, but thick black billowing smoke and intense heat drove them out, so fire crews were called in to fight the blazing inferno.

The first alarm came shortly after 12 p.m. and the fire was under control by 2 p.m., he said. The cause appears to be an electrical malfunction. It’s unclear how many houses have been destroyed.