Five injured, four missing in China factory blast
Updated: 2020-08-04 06:53
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WUHAN - Five people were injured, and four others went missing after a flash explosion at a chemical plant on Monday afternoon in Central China's Hubei province, local authorities said.
The accident happened at around 5:30 pm in a workshop of an organic silicon company in the city of Xiantao.
The fire was put out at 7 pm and all the injured were taken to hospital, according to the city's publicity department.
Rescuers are searching for the missing people.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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