Off the wire
Roundup: Philippine Congress grants Duterte's request to extend martial law in Mindanao until December 2018  • Japanese high court orders suspension of a nuclear reactor in W. Japan  • Indian tax authorities raid Bitcoin exchanges  • Weather forecast for major Chinese cities, regions -- Dec. 13  • Foreign exchange rates in India  • Foreign exchange rates in Singapore  • Singapore stocks close 0.09 pct higher  • Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong  • Hong Kong stocks close 1.49 pct higher  • Weather forecast for world cities -- Dec. 13  
You are here:  

Gas leak kills 5, injures 12 in east China

Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

JINAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 12 injured after a gas leak in eastern China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Wednesday.

The accident happening at 8 p.m. Tuesday in a waste recycling company in the city of Yantai left toxic gas, which killed workers at the company's hazardous wastes disposal center.

An investigation is underway. Enditem