 Across China: Xinjiang
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-04 07:37 Tank blast toll now 7 The death toll in an oil tank blast in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region rose to seven, as two workers previously reported as missing were confirmed dead yesterday. Zhou Qing, a Fukang city government spokesman, said the only worker injured in the accident was recovering in hospital. Investigators found the workers had violated rules by starting a fire in a tank filled with coal tar, triggering an explosion at the Fukang Iron Coke Co Ltd on June 25. (China Daily 07/04/2008 page4) |
