Three people were killed during a fire at an asphalt plant in Vientiane Capital on Thursday.
According to a report by Vientiane Rescue 1624, three people died in the incident, including a Vietnamese national and two local residents.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening in Bolek Village, also known as KM 36, in Xaythany District of Vientiane Capital.
A 59-year-old Vietnamese national, as well as a 39-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, both Lao citizens, were found dead at the scene.
![Rescue workers at the scene of the fire at the asphalt plant.](https://scontent.fvte1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/245410830_135097825524412_6858266472612527380_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_eui2=AeH-nQh1Mbp8ZIFukeArL0P--3qcAV9a8xz7epwBX1rzHMogqd_O7U0I3-yAGjXAySaMJkXsg7x59xns8QMLRVcq&_nc_ohc=bjgMAhQBlXQAX-bt5Cf&tn=Sxr7zfDCdqaWZkio&_nc_ht=scontent.fvte1-2.fna&oh=025d6a0cc6c1a2c09bf5c8b5bf386be7&oe=6192469A)
Firefighters and rescue personnel were called to the scene trying to contain the fire.
A resident in Vientiane Capital told Laotian Times that he heard the explosion in the evening on Thursday.
“I was at home and all a sudden, I heard a blast before seeing thick dark smoke pluming into the sky,” said the man.
Authorities are continuing to investigating the incident.