Six people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a timber factory in southern Vietnam on Wednesday, local reports said.
The incident occurred around 8:00 am at the Binh Minh Wood Production Company in Dong Nai province, with Vietnamese media reporting it was caused by a malfunctioning boiler.
"Arriving the site, I saw a horrifying scene: debris scattered everywhere and several bodies lying in the yard," according to a witness quoted by news site VNExpress.
State media photos of the site -- where some 30 employees were working at the time -- showed part of the building had collapsed, with the corrugated iron roofing flung to the ground.
The blast in Vinh Cuu district took place just a few minutes after workers finished maintenance on the boiler.
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