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3 workers die from gas poisoning in a clogged tank
By Pan Zheng |
January 30, 2012, Monday
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THREE workers were killed by poisonous gas as they were repairing a clogged chemical tank in a copper smelting plant in the coastal Fujian Province, Beijing Times reported today.
The three victims were employees of the Zijin Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of the publicly listed Zijin Mining Group Co. Zijin said the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon when a chemical tank in the plant became clogged.
One worker entered the tank to remove the blockage but suddenly passed out. His three co-workers tried to rescue him but also lost consciousness.
The four were rushed to a hospital immediately but three of them were pronounced dead. One was out of danger after emergency treatment, the report said.
Zijin Copper Corporation has suspended production in the plant while an investigation is under way, the company said.
The three victims were employees of the Zijin Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of the publicly listed Zijin Mining Group Co. Zijin said the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon when a chemical tank in the plant became clogged.
One worker entered the tank to remove the blockage but suddenly passed out. His three co-workers tried to rescue him but also lost consciousness.
The four were rushed to a hospital immediately but three of them were pronounced dead. One was out of danger after emergency treatment, the report said.
Zijin Copper Corporation has suspended production in the plant while an investigation is under way, the company said.
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