2 killed, 9 injured in factory explosion in China
The explosion took place on Friday in Anhui Maiqi Chemical Co, Ltd in Bengbu.
Two persons were killed and nine others injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in east China's Anhui Province, local officials said on Sunday.
The explosion took place on Friday in Anhui Maiqi Chemical Co, Ltd in Bengbu.
A company worker got trapped while cleaning an under construction storage tank and fire-fighters were carrying out a rescue operation.
The storage tank exploded during the operation, killing the worker and one firefighter on the spot, and injuring nine other first responders, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. All injured have been sent to a hospital, it said.
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