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2nd LD-Writethru: High-speed rail services resume in N China after plant blast

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Services along the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail have returned to normal after a factory explosion caused a power outage, authorities said Tuesday.

An explosion at around 9:30 a.m. at a concrete additive plant near a high-speed railway in Jinan city, eastern China's Shandong Province, disrupted railway power supplies.

The power outage resulted in delayed and canceled trains, according to Jinan government sources.

By around 9:50 a.m. the fire was contained, and there were no reported casualties.

To help stranded passengers, 16 extra trains from Beijing South Railway Station, and one from Tianjin West Railway Station, were put into service, according to Jinan West Railway Station.

An investigation is underway. Endi