Two children killed, seven injured in Bac Ninh explosion

VGP - Seven adults were injured and two children killed in the early morning of January 3 as an explosion occurred at a junk store in the northern province of Bac Ninh, according to local authorities.

January 03, 2018 4:45 PM GMT+7

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An explosion reportedly killed at least two children and injured eight people early Wednesday morning at a scrap warehouse in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s Quan Do Village in Yen Phong District.

The dead victims are a one-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl.

The explosion also led to the collapse of four nearby houses, burying many people who were asleep, and damaged dozens of other houses. Following the explosion, a huge hole -- 4m in width and 20m in length, appeared at the scene.

The huge explosion damaged some nearby houses and a handful of bullet-like objects were found at the scene.

The injured were rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.

Further investigation is underway to pinpoint the cause of the blast.

By Thuy Dung