Boiler explosion in Dong Nai causes many casualties

At around 8:10 a.m. on May 1, a loud explosion occurred at a wood manufacturing company in Dong Nai, killing 6 people on the spot. The incident is believed to have been a boiler explosion.

Scene of the incident.

There were about 30 - 40 workers working in the area where the boiler explosion occurred.

The explosion killed 6 people at the scene, 1 person is undergoing emergency surgery; 4 people are waiting to be taken into urgent surgery.

The leader of the Dong Nai Province Department of Health said that the health sector has been "on red alert". Currently, the emergency department of Thong Nhat General Hospital has dispatched ambulances and doctors and nurses to continue to support the transport of victims to the hospital.

The injured workers are being treated at Thong Nhat General Hospital.

According to Thong Nhat General Hospital, early in the morning of May 1, the hospital's Emergency Department received 5 patients with injuries of varying severity.

Of these, the most serious patient was transferred to the operating room for emergency treatment. The remaining four cases were urgently treated at the Emergency Department.

After receiving information about a work accident that caused many casualties, the hospital put on a red alert throughout the hospital, mobilizing all doctors, nurses, especially surgeons, intensive care doctors, etc. to provide emergency care to the patients.

In addition, the hospital mobilized 4 ambulances to the scene of the accident to provide emergency care to the remaining people. Initial information showed that there were about 30 workers working in the area where the accident occurred.

According to Government Electronic Newspaper

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