20131012 Vietnam Firework factory blast rattles 3 communes
Vietnam Oct 12 2013 “Factories”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : more than 70 Injured : injured more than 10
Firework factory blast rattles 3 communes
Updated: 2013-10-18-11:05
More than 1,300 households and offices suffered losses in the fireworks factory blast last Saturday morning in the northern province of Phu Tho.— File Photo
PHU THO (VNS) — More than 1,300 households and offices suffered losses in the fireworks factory blast last Saturday morning in the northern province of Phu Tho.
The blast at the Z121 military factory run by the Department of Defence Industry, affected three communes in neighbouring Khai Xuan, Vo Lao and Dong Thanh. The blast killed 23 people and injured nearly 100 others. Damage is estimated at VND52 billion ($2.47 million).
Initial investigations showed that a technical fault led to the explosion. Fire then spread to an estimated 17,000 boxes of stored fireworks.
The Z121 factory was the only one of its kind in the country and produced fireworks for national holidays. — VNS
Websource:Vietnam News
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