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One person killed, 13 others injured in Quang Ngai boat explosion

A fishing boat exploded on Wednesday evening while on its way back to shore in the central province of Quang Ngai, killing one crew member and injuring 13 others.

Vice chairman of Ly Son District People's Committee, Le Van Ninh, confirmed with Dantri/Dtinews on October 18 that the accident occurred at about 10pm when a boat of fisherman Truong Minh Kinh was coming back to shore after nearly a month out in the sea.

"The boat was about six nautical miles from Ly Son Island when it suddenly exploded," Ninh said. "Fisherman Duong Minh Hung, 21, died while 13 others were injured including eight seriously hurt.

Ninh said that all the injured fishermen have been sent to hospital and local police are investigating the accident.

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