Plant explosion kills 6, wounds 7
By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-11-08 10:54
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An explosion at a chemical fertilizer plant in Xinle city, North China's Hebei province, has left six dead and seven injured after it occurred on Wednesday.
A tail gas furnace at the Hebei Jinwantai Chemical Fertilizer LLC exploded at about 3:10 pm, according to a statement on Weibo by a local publicity department.
It said six people were killed by the blast, two seriously injured and five slightly wounded.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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