Coal gasification furnace explosion kills two workers in Nghe AnVietNamNet Bridge – An explosion at a coal gasification furnace in the central Nghe An Province‘s Trung Do Granite brick factory killed two workers, a factory manager said yesterday, Aug 24. Trung Do Granite brick factory where the coal gasification furnace’s explosion occurs, killing two workers.— Photo xaluan.comThere was a sudden explosion at about 1.45pm on Tuesday at one of the factory’s four coal gasification furnaces. Workers panicked and at least two workers -- Le Van Linh, 36, and Nguyen Van Tung, 30 -- suffered serious burns. They were immediately given first aid at Nghe An General Hospital and then moved to the Ha Noi-based National Burns Hospital. Answering reporters’ questions about the cause of the explosion, the factory leader said all four furnaces were under an automatic operation control system.

Source: VietNamNet News August 25, 2016 11:37 UTC