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Death toll from steel plant blast rises to 13

The death toll from a blast at a state-owned steel plant last night in northeast China's Liaoning Province has risen to 13, said local authorities and rescuers today.

The accident happened when a mold exploded at 11:30pm yesterday at a steel-casting workshop owned by Angang Heavy Machinery Co Ltd in the city of Anshan, according to a statement issued by the publicity department of the provincial committee of the Communist Party of China.

Ten people were found dead as of early today, while rescuers recovered the bodies of three workers who were previously identified as missing in the blast by this noon.

Another 17 people were injured in the blast and they were receiving medical treatment in hospital, said the statement.

Rescuers are searching for the missing worker. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The state-run Angang Heavy Machinery Co Ltd founded more than 70 years ago, is one of China's largest machine manufacturers in the metallurgy industry, according to the company's website.



 

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