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China chemical plant blast: 10 injured, 7 missing

Firefighters have extinguished the flames, and the search for the missing is under way

Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Apr 16 2014 | 2:17 PM IST
An explosion at a chemical factory today in East China's Jiangsu Province has left ten people injured and seven others missing.

The blast took place at Shuangma Chemical Plant in Rugao City, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Ten people have been rescued from the scene and sent to hospitals, while seven others remain missing, it said.

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Firefighters have extinguished the flames, and the search for the missing is under way.

Established in 1997, Shuangma Chemical Plant mainly produces stearic acid, fatty acid and glycerol.

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First Published: Apr 16 2014 | 2:15 PM IST

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