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One killed, two missing in NE China factory blast
HARBIN, Dec. 19, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) – One person died and two are missing after a chemical plant explosion in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province early Saturday, according to local authorities.
The accident at around 12:46 a.m. Saturday in a workshop of a chemical company in the city of Anda also left four people injured, including two seriously, said the municipal government.
The fire caused by the blast was put out at 3:50 a.m. and rescuers are searching for the missing people.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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