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Death Toll Rises to 8 Inin E. China Chemical Plant Blast

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 09:00 CDT

Death toll rises to 8 inin E. China chemical plant blast

NANJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people got killed Tuesday and three were injured with one still missing in an explosion that hit a chemical plant in Wuxi, a city of east China's Jiangsu province.

The blast broke out at 9:30 a.m. when the Hudai plant was experimenting with a new ingredient for pesticide without getting a necessary safety evaluation from local departments.

The three injured have been hospitalized with no life risk.

Rescue work is proceeding and an investigation is underway.


Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS

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