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Nanjing blast kills at least 5, hurts 300
By Wang Xiang |
July 28, 2010, Wednesday
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AN explosion at a plastics factory killed at least five people and injured more than 300 in east China's Nanjing City this morning when the blast flattened buildings.
The blast happened about 10:30am after a propylene pipe caught fire, with flames leaping more than 10 meters high, China National Radio reported.
The explosion destroyed several one-storey homes nearby, and several people were buried under the ruins.
The fire is now under control in the factory, and chemical firefighters have entered the plant. The blast flattened almost every building near the plant and the air is still thick with choking smoke.
Police have cordoned off the area and told residents to leave in case of secondary explosions. There are several gas stations near the explosion site.
One man died in hospital after the ceiling fell on him when the shock wave reached his house, China National Radio reported.
At least 300 people were taken to hospital, with 28 of them in critical condition.
The impact of the blast could be felt all over the city. Shock waves broke windows of nearby homes and cars within 100 meters were seriously damaged by flying rubble.
"The ground was moving and I thought it was an earthquake," China Central Television quoted a witness as saying.
The accident is straining blood supply in nearby hospitals. Volunteers were thronging to hospitals to donate their blood, China News Service reported.
The blast happened about 10:30am after a propylene pipe caught fire, with flames leaping more than 10 meters high, China National Radio reported.
The explosion destroyed several one-storey homes nearby, and several people were buried under the ruins.
The fire is now under control in the factory, and chemical firefighters have entered the plant. The blast flattened almost every building near the plant and the air is still thick with choking smoke.
Police have cordoned off the area and told residents to leave in case of secondary explosions. There are several gas stations near the explosion site.
One man died in hospital after the ceiling fell on him when the shock wave reached his house, China National Radio reported.
At least 300 people were taken to hospital, with 28 of them in critical condition.
The impact of the blast could be felt all over the city. Shock waves broke windows of nearby homes and cars within 100 meters were seriously damaged by flying rubble.
"The ground was moving and I thought it was an earthquake," China Central Television quoted a witness as saying.
The accident is straining blood supply in nearby hospitals. Volunteers were thronging to hospitals to donate their blood, China News Service reported.
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