Seven dead in Vietnam firework factory explosion

At least seven people died in an explosion at a fireworks factory within a military complex in Vietnam, state media reported.

The explosion to be brought under control prompted the evacuation of some two thousand people living near the Z121 military facility, around 120 kilometers north of Hanoi.

Residents in Thanh Ba district -where the complex is located- said they felt the ground shake in repeated explosions, the VNExpress news site reported.