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Chemical plant blast in Zhejiang kills one

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-08-19 14:44

One people died and five were injured – two seriously – in a blast at a chemical plant owned by the Xingteng Chemical company, in Jinhua, in East China's Zhejiang province at around 5:00 pm Tuesday, the China News Service reported Wednesday.

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.