20141017 Vietnam Three die in fertiliser factory blast
Vietnam Oct 16 2014 “Factories”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Three die in fertiliser factory blast
Updated: 2014-10-20-08:35
Authorised agencies examine the scene of the fertiliser explosion, which killed three and injured four on Friday in HCM City’s Thoi An Ward.
A fertiliser factory explosion killed three and injured four Friday in HCM City.
Dozens of houses near the explosion at Dang Huynh Company in Thoi An Ward of District 12 were destroyed or damaged.
The victims were identified as Dang Huynh Company employees Nguyen Thi Cam Tu, 19, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thanh, 30 and Huynh Thi Tam, 36.
The three injured were Nguyen Thi Thuy Van, 30, Pham Thi Thuy Duong, 14, Doan Phung, 46 and Nguyen Van Xuc.
Pham Van Hung, vice head of the HCM City Fire Prevention Department’s rescue office, said traces smells of chemicals were found in the rubble. The office also found a 2-metre-by-3-metre hole at the scene.
Police are still investigating the cause of the incident.
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