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7 confirmed dead from SW China chemical plant blast
www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-15 15:32:44

KUNMING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Two more bodies have been recovered from the debris of of chemical plant in southwest China, bringing the death toll from an explosion on Sunday to seven, local authorities said….

The explosion happened at a sulphuric acid plant under the state-run Yuntianhua International Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese chemical fertilizer producer, at 3:52 a.m. on Sunday.

Sulphur powder exploded starting a large fire when workers were loading it in front of a store house, said investigators from the city’s work safety administration.
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