Saturday, January 3, 2009

Five killed in E China chemical plant blast

JINAN, Jan. 3 (Chinese media) -- At least five people have

been killed after a chemical plant explosion on Thursday, government sources of

Wucheng county in east China's Shandong province said Saturday.



The accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. in the Heli

Chemical Company in Wucheng County when a facility was in trial operation. The

blast left the trial operation director dead on the spot, and injured 13 others.



Four others died later in hospital. One of the rest

nine injured was hurt severely and received operation.

Initial investigation showed all the dead and injured

were migrant workers in the same province. Further probe has been started for

the cause.

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