SHIJIAZHUANG - One person has been confirmed dead and 12 others remain missing after a factory blast in north China's Tangshan, Hebei Province Friday, local authorities said.
 |
|
An explosion at a chemical plant in Tangshan, North China's Hebei province Friday about noon has left one injured and 12 others missing. [Photo by Li Junyi] |
The blast took place around 11:25 a.m. in a chemical plant of the Kailuan Group Co., Ltd in Guye District of Tangshan City. The plant mainly produces waterproof explosives for mining.
An initial investigation showed that 13 people were working inside the plant at the time of the blast.
The blast resulted in the collapse of the roof of the two-story plant. Workshops about 500 meters away from the site of the explosion were also affected with a gate broken and windows shattered.
Rescue work continues. A probe into the cause of the blast is under way.
|
 |
 |
| 52 killed in Qingdao Pipeline blast |
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
