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Nanjing steel plant explosion kills 2

TWO workers died and three others were injured in an explosion this morning at a steel plant in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said.

A 15-kg gas bottle exploded while being unloaded from a truck carrying oxygen and propane, said Nanjing police and company sources at Minhe Casting Co Ltd in Jiangning District.

The accident happened at the company's facility at 8:20am.

The local public security bureau has launched an investigation, but is yet to identify the victims.

Minhe Casting was founded in 2003 and reports an annual output of 10,000 tons.



 

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