Vinh Yen City Police are investigating the cause of the explosion at a 3-story house on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street (Khai Quang Ward) that caused the entire front glass to be blown away more than 35 meters and thrown onto the opposite street.

The incident occurred at around 8:25 a.m. today. People heard a loud explosion that shook the ground, cracking the walls and doors of the 3-story house, which is also a restaurant about to open on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Khai Quang Ward, Vinh Yen City.

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The area where the explosion occurred. Photo: Nguyen Hoan
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Glasses of many neighboring houses were shattered after the explosion. Photo: Nguyen Hoan

At the time of the explosion, the homeowner and four workers were working. All of them were injured and severely burned.

Immediately after the incident, authorities were present at the scene to deal with the problem.

The Vinh Phuc Province Fire Prevention and Rescue Police dispatched two vehicles and dozens of soldiers to the scene. The unit commander said that at the time of the incident, a group of workers were doing repairs inside, and the initial assessment was that it could have been a gas leak.

According to the leader of Vinh Yen City People's Committee, 6 people with severe burns are being treated at hospitals, 1 person was injured.

The incident is being further investigated by authorities to clarify the cause.

Devastating scene after suspected gas explosion in Vinh Phuc

Devastating scene after suspected gas explosion in Vinh Phuc

After the big explosion, the house area on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street (Vinh Yen City, Vinh Phuc) had many cracks and many objects were thrown far away on the road.