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Three dead in N. China cafeteria explosion

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-10 08:30
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TIANJIN: Three people were killed and six injured Saturday after a gas cylinder exploded in a cafeteria in north China's Tianjin Municipality, local officials said.

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The blast happened at 9:58 am at a staff cafeteria of a construction company of the China National Petrochemical Corp., the officials said.

The injured are receiving treatment at a local hospital and in stable conditions.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.