Boiler explosion kills worker in Dong Nai

03:07, 27/07/2015

A worker was killed when a boiler exploded in Phuoc Thai commune, Long Thanh district in Dong Nai province.

The scene of the boiler explosion which killed a worker in Dong Nai province.

A worker was killed when a boiler exploded in Phuoc Thai commune, Long Thanh district in Dong Nai province.

Three workers were performing an electric welding task atop the 12-metre-high boiler on the premises of the Viet Nam Vedan Enterprise Corp, Ltd when the explosion occurred at 9.30am yesterday (July 23).

Eyewitnesses said the force of the blast threw a worker 20 metres up into the air before he fell to the ground. The 34-year-old died later of his injuries.

The two other workers were lucky to survive.

The case is under investigation.

(Source: VNN)