More information about U.S. Consulate General warehouse explosion VietNamNet Bridge – Today the website of the Ministry of Public Security released the official information about the explosion at the warehouse of the U.S. Consulate General in the afternoon of July 18, which killed one. HCM City: Explosion at U.S. Consulate General store kills one   Through the scene examination and autopsies, the authorities determined that the explosion was caused by a 30kg fire extinguisher. According to investigators, the U.S. Consulate General hired Quoc An Transport Company to carry 30kg fire extinguishers from the Diamond Plaza (No. 34 Le Duan Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1) to the U.S. Consulate General warehouse at No. 51 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ward 6, District 3. When the fire extinguishers were brought to the warehouse, Quoc An’s workers were asked to open the exhaust valves of the fire extinguishers. A fire extinguisher exploded and the valve spit to the head of Mr. Duong Trong Han, 33, a native of Dong Thap province, a technical staff of the US Consulate General. Han died on the spot. The incident occurred at 2.50pm. Le Ha