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Rescue ongoing after E China chemical plant blast

2014-05-30 13:51 Xinhua Web Editor: Mo Hong'e
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A chemical plant blast in east China's Jiangsu province has left one person dead, three injured and two others trapped as of Friday morning, local authorities said.

The blast occurred around 6:10 pm Thursday at Shuguang Auxiliaries Plant in Baoying County, sources with the county's publicity department said.

Witnesses said the blast was huge and could be felt within two kilometers.

As of 8 a.m., the trapped workers had not been retrieved, the sources said.

The injured, including one in serious condition, have been sent to a local hospital.

Rescue efforts and investigation into the cause of the blast are under way.

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