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Five killed in chemical lab explosion in E. China

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:16 am
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First Posted: 01 Apr 2006 05:40 am

Five killed in chemical lab explosion in E. China

http://www.chinaview.cn - March 31, 2006

HANGZHOU, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and two others injured in a chemical laboratory blast on Friday in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The accident occurred during the early hours of the morning in a lab of Jusheng Fluorine Chemical Corp. Ltd.

One of the two injured, who were taken to hospital, is in a critical condition.

Jusheng, which mainly produces fluorine refrigerant, is a subsidiary company of Juhua, the largest chemical enterprise in Zhejiang.

The cause of the blast is being investigated.

SOURCE:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 370372.htm