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 Time: 10:10 AM, July 28, 2010

Location: A plastics and chemical factory in northern Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu

State of affairs: An initial investigation showed gas leak from a pipeline going through the plant at Mufu East Road of Qixia District triggered the blast at about 10:10 a.m..Buildings and vehicles within a 100-meter radius around the factory were seriously damaged.
Local residents said they felt a tremor and heard a loud noise, and many fled from buildings thinking it was an earthquake.

Casualties: 13 people were killed and hundreds of people were injured.

 

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