One dead in homemade firecracker explosion in North Vietnam

A two-storey house has been severely damaged in Hung Yen after a loud exploision suspected to have been caused by homemade firecrackers. - Photo: Vietnamnet.vn

HANOI: One person was killed in a homemade firecracker explosion in northern Vietnam's Hung Yen province, local media VnExpress reported Tuesday (Feb 10).

The incident occurred at about 7.45am local time at a two-story house in An Thi commune, causing the ground to rumble and the building's walls to collapse, with smoke and flames seen rising from the site, the report said.

The second floor of the house was severely damaged, while some nearby houses also suffered cracked walls and broken windows, the report added. - Xinhua