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Chemical plant blast kills 3 in E China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-29 12:49

JINAN - Three people were killed and eight were injured in a chemical plant blast Saturday evening in east China's Zibo City, Shandong province, the city government said on Sunday.

The blast occurred at 9:31 p.m. Saturday in a chemical plant of Shandong Baoyuan Chemical Co.,Ltd.. Two were dead at the scene and one died later in hospital.

The cause of the blast is under investigation.