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Gas poisoning kills 9 in Guizhou

Xinhua,February 01, 2018 Adjust font size:

GUIYANG, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A gas poisoning killed nine people at an iron and steel plant in Liupanshui City, southwest China's Guizhou Province Wednesday, local authorities said Thursday.

The accident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when workers were conducting an overhaul of the generator boiler at Shougang Shuicheng Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. Nine people were killed, and another two had no life-threatening injuries after medical treatment.

The cause of the accident is under investigation. Enditem

 

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