Death toll rises to 5, 2 missing in Henan factory blast

Source: Xinhua  |   2009-7-15  |     ONLINE EDITION

  EMAIL STORY

  PRINTABLE VIEW

  BLOG STORY

  COPY HEADLINE AND URL

  SHARE

THE death toll from a chemical plant explosion in central China's Henan Province early today has risen to five with two missing, rescuers said.

The blast, followed by a fire, was reported at 2 am at Luoran Co. Ltd in Luoyang City. The dead and missing are workers of the company.

More than 100 were injured and hospitalized. Residents within 1,000 meters from the company were evacuated after the blast.

The licensed company has about 180 registered employees.

The fire was extinguished by midday today.


related stories

Coal shipments to power plants to rise

CHINA has called for more coal distribution to power plants to address the tight electricity supply that has been seen in many parts of the country, its top planning agency said yesterday. The National Development...

MORE