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Hebei factory blast kills 13
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E-mail CNTV, February 29, 2012
An explosion at a chemical plant in North China's Hebei Province has killed at least 13 people.
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Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hebei Keeperchemical Industries Co.,Ltd in Zhaoxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 28, 2012. Thirteen people were confirmed dead and more than forty injured people were hospitalized after the explosion went off at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. [Xinhua] |
The accident happened at around 9:30 a.m Tuesday. at Hebei Ka-er Chemical Plant in Zhaoxian County. More than forty were hospitalized with injuries, and local authorities have sent a rescue team to the site. The blast flattened one of the factory's workshops and broke windows within a 2,000 meter radius.
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Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hebei Keeperchemical Industries Co.,Ltd in Zhaoxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 28, 2012. Thirteen people were confirmed dead and more than forty injured people were hospitalized after the explosion went off at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. [Xinhua] |
And tremors were felt in at least three surrounding villages. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
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