Gas leak kills 4 in east China
Updated: 2014-01-02 10:14
(Xinhua)
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JINAN - A toxic gas leak in East China's Shandong province killed four people and injured three others as of 8 am Thursday, local authorities said.
The gas leakage happened at a chemical company in the economic development zone of Yangxin County, Shandong at about 11:20 pm Wednesday.
An initial investigation showed that leakage took place in a flange connecting naphtha storage tanks.
The case is under further investigation.
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