At least five people died and six others were injured as of Friday morning after a wall collapsed at a Taiwanese factory under construction in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh a day before.
The five victims are Ho Ngoc Luan, 24, Ngo Thanh Truc, 37, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ai, 34, Pham Duc Tai, 39, and Ho Van Huong, 57.
They were among 11 construction workers buried in debris when a high wall collapsed at Taiwan-invested Savvy seafood processing factory, which is in the second phase of construction at Nhon Hoa Industrial Park in An Nhon Town, at around 4:30 pm on Thursday.
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| The site where a wall of a Taiwan-invested factory under construction collapsed at Nhon Hoa Industrial Park in An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam, September 15, 2022. Photo: Duc Chinh / Tuoi Tre |
Three workers were killed at the scene and eight others were taken to Binh Dinh General Hospital for emergency treatment afterward. Two of those admitted to the hospital were then pronounced dead.
Police officers were deployed to the scene after the labor accident happened.
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| Construction workers rescue victims buried at the site where a wall of a Taiwan-invested factory under construction collapsed at Nhon Hoa Industrial Park in An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam, September 15, 2022. Photo: Duc Chinh / Tuoi Tre |
The accident site has been cordoned off by the police while they are carrying out an investigation.
Nhon Hoa Industrial Park covers an area of 272 hectares and hosts more than 50 local and foreign businesses, according to its website.
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