Blast victims are no longer in critical condition

Three workers who were seriously burned in an accident at the Pomina 3 Steel Plant in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau last Friday are no longer critical.

The plant's general director Do Tien Sy said that of the 10 workers who had been admitted to Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City after an alleged explosion in a kiln of the plant, two had been discharged.


Three workers, namely Hoang Thanh Thinh,19; Nguyen Van Thai, 23; and Doan Le Phuong, 23, had received between 61 to 85 per cent burns.

Sy stated that the company would cover all medical costs of the victims and would take care of the children of Thinh, who received the maximum burn injuries, till they reach adulthood in case he loses his ability to work.

He added that the initial report about the melted scraps, which had injured the workers, was not completely correct.