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.

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