12/10/2013 13:42
7 dead in Vietnam firework factory explosion
At least seven people died early Saturday in an explosion at a fireworks factory within a military complex, AFP reported, citing state media.
The explosion prompted the evacuation of some 2,000 people living near the Z121 military facility, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Hanoi, police said, adding incident was yet to be brought under control.
"At least seven people have died and more are injured in the explosion," the official Vietnam News Agency reported, without providing details on the number of injured.
No information on the cause of the explosion was immediately available.