The shophouse is located on the first floor of the City Light building on Nguyen Tat Thanh street in Vinh Yen, and has been under renovation to be open as a Korean-style BBQ restaurant.

All of the injured were taken to the Vinh Phuc provincial general hospital for treatment. The two Koreans and four others were then transferred to the Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital in Hanoi due to their critical conditions.

There are several gas cylinders on the scene, while numerous pieces of debris and furniture are scattered in the surrounding area after the loud blast.

The explosion also shattered and fractured the glass doors and windows of the adjacent stores on the same floor of the building.

Authorities have arrived at the scene and investigations are ongoing./.VNA