VietNamNet Bridge – Six Vietnamese workers were killed when an oxygen tank exploded at the construction site of a hydropower plant in Laos’ Bolikhamsai Province, a Vietnamese border army chief confirmed on Saturday.

Six Vietnamese workers were killed when an oxygen tank exploded at the construction site of a hydropower plant in Laos’ Bolikhamsai Province, a Vietnamese border army chief confirmed on Saturday. — Photo vnexpress.net

Vo Trong Hai, border force chief of Ha Tinh Province that shares a border with Bolikhamsai Province, told the media that the explosion occurred at about 10pm on Friday night, killing six workers at the scene and leaving two additional Vietnamese seriously injured.

All of the victims were working for the Vietnamese corporation Song Da 5, a contractor of the construction site of the Nam Nghiep 1 hydropower plant in Bolikhan District.

Thanh Chuong District People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Que in Nghe An Province confirmed that three of the victims were from the district. They were Tran Van Sang, 29, Ha Cao Ky, 24 and 26-year-old Nguyen Van Phuong. Another two Nghe An men also lost their lives in the explosion: Già Ba Lau, 32, from Tuong Duong District and 34-year-old Va Xai Co from Ky Son District. The last victim was 25-year-old Ha Huu Hai from Phu Tho Province’s Doan Hung District.

The two injured, both from Nghe An Province, are being treated at hospital. They are Tho Ba Chenh and Ly Giong Xia, 33 and 46 respectively.

The bodies of the workers were brought back to their hometown on Saturday night for burial.

Song Da 5 Chairman of the Board Tran Anh Duc told Tuoi tre (Youth) on Saturday that he was leaving for the Nam Nghiep 1 power plant site to inspect the scene and investigate the cause of the accident. 

VNS