Three killed in Ca Mau gas explosion
A gas explosion occurred in a boarding house in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on February 22, causing three deaths and leaving three others with serious burns.
The three dead victims were Nguyen Van Lam (born in 1971), Nguyen Hoai Em (1986) and Huynh Pham Phuoc Hao (10-month-old).
Hao’s mother Pham Kim Nhi (born in 1988), Huynh Van Dung (1963) and Do Hoang Giao received extensive burns.
The incident happened in the afternoon when Dung, who rented the house, gave a party, inviting his neighbours Giao, Em and Lam to join him.
At 6.30pm, local people heard a big explosion and found the flame flared up and burnt down all the utensils in the house before it was extinguished 15 minutes later.
Twenty-five fire fighters from the provincial Fire Brigade were mobilized to put off the fire.
Initial investigation showed that the explosion was caused by the transfer of gas from a 13-kg cylinder into a mini gas cylinder to cook the meal.
Dung was said to illegally provide the gas filling service to local people.