SHANGHAI, Jun 5: An explosion rocked a petrochemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong today, killing eight people and injuring nine, state media and local government officials said.
Deadly accidents are common at industrial plants in China, where anger is growing over lax standards after three decades of rapid economic growth marred by incidents ranging from mining disasters to factory fires.
Today’s blast took place about an hour after midnight, triggering fires at the loading area of Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical Co.
Ltd.in the Linyi Lingang economic development zone, the state news agency, Xinhua, said.
(Reuters)
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