Three dead, 16 hurt in Brunei gas blast
Brunei: Three foreigners died and 16 others were injured in a gas
explosion at a seafood factory in Brunei, the government said Wednesday.
It gave no further details about the dead.
The explosion happened on Tuesday in the Muara area near the capital,
Bandar Seri Begawan, the government statement said, adding that the
factory was damaged.
Residents in the area felt the blast, said local village leader
Hassan bin Jerudin.
The Borneo Bulletin on Wednesday quoted a fisherman, identified only
as Ugik, as saying he heard a huge explosion from the factory at about
midday and saw workers running out of the compound, some of them covered
in blood.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday, AFP |