The number of people confirmed dead by the fire at the International Trade Centre in Ho Chi Minh City is 59 so far, however state owned media have predicted that the toll will rise much higher.

More than 50 people, including at least one foreigner, were killed when a fire raged through a six storey building in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City today.

A fire raged through a building housing offices of foreign companies, shops and a popular disco in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City today, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100.