Prosecution and temporary detention of scrap warehouse owner who just exploded in Bac Ninh

The explosion created a scene of devastation. Photo: Danh Trong

On the evening of January 3, the leader of Bac Ninh Provincial Police said that the Investigation Security Agency had decided to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and issue an order to temporarily detain Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, 54 years old, in Quan Do village, Van Mon commune, Yen Phong district to investigate the act of illegally storing and trading military weapons.

At the police station, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien confessed that since December 2016, he had purchased about 7 tons of old ammunition.12 cups 7 and 14 cups 5to dismantle scrap.

The above number of warheads were gathered in Mr. Tien's garden area and on January 3 exploded, killing 2 children.is Nguyen Tien Nam, 2 years old and Dang Thuy Trangdied togetherSeven other people were seriously injured and had to be taken to the provincial general hospital and Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi for emergency treatment.

The results of the on-site investigation determined that the explosion completely collapsed Mr. Tien's level 4 house, creating a 3m deep hole; 6 nearby houses collapsed and were completely damaged.

In addition, about 100 houses in the surrounding area were affected and damaged, such as broken glass doors, cracked walls, ceilings, etc.

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Police have detained the owner of the scrap warehouse to investigate and clarify the cause of the large explosion in Quan Do village (Van Mon commune, Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh) that killed two children and hospitalized many others.

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Shocked by the pressure from the explosion, the husband still tried to take his wife to the emergency room through the rubble and electric wires blocking the road in panic.