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Explosion kills 2 in Anhui Province
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2005-06-02 11:19
Firefighters rush to the explosion and fire scene of a chemical
plant in Huaibei city, Anhui Province June 1, 2005. Two workers were killed and
several more were injured in the accident, and houses within several hundred
meters from the scene sustained damaged. The explosion was said to be triggered
by chemical leadage, and residents near the plant were evacuated due to toxic
gases in the air. The accident is now under investigation. [newsphoto]
Firefighters put on protective masks and breathing
apparatus before joining the rescue operation at the explosion site of a
chemical plant in Anhui Province June 1, 2005. [newsphoto]
An injured worker is carried onto an ambulance.
[newsphoto]
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