Construction workers discovered a bomb while building a boundary wall at the Hoc Mon General Hospital project in Hoc Mon District, nearly 20 kilometers from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, on Thursday.

Dang Quoc Dan, director of the hospital, said on Friday that the discovery of the bomb happened on Thursday afternoon when an excavator was digging the ground for the construction of the foundation of the project’s boundary wall.

The hospital staff reported the incident to local authorities who dispatched a specialized team to the construction site to remove the bomb on the same night.

Details of the bomb were undisclosed.

The new Hoc Mon General Hospital is one of the three hospital projects recently approved by the prime minister, along with Cu Chi General Hospital in Cu Chi District and Thu Duc General Hospital in Thu Duc City.

The construction of the new Hoc Mon General Hospital officially started at 65/2B Ba Trieu Street in Hoc Mon Town, Hoc Mon District on January 20, 2021.

It is designed with 12 stories and a capacity of 1,000 beds, including 500 for inpatient care, to alleviate the burden on both central-level and inner-Ho Chi Minh City hospitals. 

The hospital will also have a helipad on the 12th floor to meet emergency requirements by air.

Moreover, the hospital project includes set-aside land for the construction of 500 extra inpatient beds for future expansion if required.

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