17 injured in China plant explosion
Xinhua |
Updated: 2020-07-12 07:29
SHENYANG - Seventeen people were slightly injured in an explosion that happened Saturday in a sewage treatment plant in Fuxin city, Northeast China's Liaoning province. No deaths were reported, local official sources said Sunday.
The explosion happened around 8:40 pm Saturday, with window glass of the plant, its surrounding workshops and residential houses shattered.
All the injured were sent to the hospitals. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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