Searchers on Tuesday pulled two more bodies out of debris, bringing the death toll to 10 in the explosion at a petrochemical company in eastern China's Shandong Province Monday morning.
Their identities are being confirmed by police, according to the emergency rescue headquarters.
Nine others were injured after a liquefied gas tanker exploded around 1 a.m. Monday, causing the fire in the loading area of Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical Company in the city's Lingang Economic Development Area.
The fire was put out at 4 p.m. Monday and the injured are not in critical condition.
Police have detained the owner of the company.
An investigation is under way.