Cement factory incident kills 7, injures 3 in northern Vietnam province

The Yen Bai Cement Factory in Yen Binh district. — VNA/VNS Anh

HANOI: Seven workers were killed and three others injured while repairing machines in a cement factory in Vietnam's northern province of Yen Bai on Monday (April 22) afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The workers were conducting periodic machine maintenance when the incident occurred.

The incident was caused by the failure of a crusher's electric motor. When the workers entered the rotary kiln to start the repair work, the kiln unexpectedly restarted, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The case is being further investigated. - Xinhua