7 most recent terrible fires and explosions

(Baonghean.vn) - Regarding the explosion at a candy factory in Hanoi that killed 8 people; looking back, there have been many similar explosions across the country, causing damage to human lives and property.

1. Chemical explosion at Dang Huynh company

At around 4:00 p.m. on October 17, 2014, a terrible explosion occurred at Dang Huynh Production - Service - Trading Company Limited located on TA19 Street, Ward 2, Thoi An Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, causing 7 houses to collapse completely; 3 people died, 5 people were injured.

2. Fireworks factory explosion in Phu Tho

The explosion at the Z121 fireworks factory in Phu Tho occurred at 8am on October 12, 2013, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others. In addition to the heavy loss of life, the explosion also caused over 50 billion VND in material damage to the factory and affected the homes of about 1,350 households. The explosion also collapsed the roof of a house in Zone 7, Vo Lao Commune - 400m from the factory.

3. Paint warehouse fire in Binh Duong

On the night of January 19, 2016, a fire broke out at a paint warehouse in Tan Hiep ward, Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong, burning down 1,500 square meters of warehouse, injuring one person, and causing billions of dong in damage.

3. Chemical explosion in Binh Duong, an entire company burned down

In the early morning of September 19, 2014, a major fire broke out at Sakata Inx Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Thuan An town, Binh Duong). The entire factory was severely damaged. The cause of the fire may have been due to solvent containers spontaneously exploding and causing a fire in a high temperature environment, because on the afternoon of September 18 in Binh Duong, the outside temperature reached over 37 degrees Celsius.

4. Big explosion at "Smoke and Fire" house

This serious fire and explosion occurred at around 00:20 on February 24, 2013 at the house of Mr. Le Minh Phuong (also known as "Fire and Smoke Phuong") - the person who often prepares props for explosions on film sets. The explosion caused 3 houses in alley 384, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia (Ward 8, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) to collapse completely, killing 11 people and seriously injuring many others.

5. Explosion in Van Phu - Ha Dong

The explosion in Van Phu - Ha Dong, Hanoi occurred on March 19, 2016, causing heavy damage: 5 people died, 10 people were injured, more than 200 houses were damaged. The cause was a man collecting scrap sawing explosive materials.

6. Fire at Cam Pha Thermal Power Plant, Quang Ninh

The fire at Cam Pha Thermal Power Plant, Quang Ninh, occurred on November 22, 2016. The fire burned down the entire battery charging room of the plant.

7. Scrap warehouse fire in Dong Nai

Fire at scrap warehouse in Dong Nai occurred on May 1, 2016 at group 11, quarter 4, Trang Dai ward, Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai. Thousands of m2Factory on fire, 6 trucks burned down.

Kim Ngoc

(Synthetic)