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5 Dead, 1 Missing in NW China's Chemical Plant Blast

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Picture taken on January 7, 2010 shows smoke and fire billowing from a factory in which an explosion occured in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province.

Picture taken on January 7, 2010 shows smoke and fire billowing from a factory in which an explosion occured in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The explosion broke out in the factory at about 5:30 PM. [Xinhua]

 

Picture taken on January 7, 2010 shows fire engines arriving at a factory in which an explosion occured in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The explosion broke out in the factory at about 5:30 PM.

Picture taken on January 7, 2010 shows fire engines arriving at a factory in which an explosion occured in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The explosion broke out in the factory at about 5:30 PM. [Xinhua]

 

Five people were confirmed dead and one still missing after a chemical plant blast in northwest China's Gansu Province, local government officials said Friday.

The blast happened on Thursday afternoon at the plant run by the Lanzhou Chemical Company of the China National Petroleum Corporation near the provincial capital of Lanzhou.

The plant was 30 km away from downtown. Residential buildings near the plant were not affected, the officials said.

(Xinhua News Agency January 8, 2010)