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16 dead in Chinese chemical plant explosion

The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in southern China has reached 16, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday. ...full story at CNN

from CNN on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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13 Feb 08 visit One killed, 5 injured in E China chemical plant blast  »  People's Daily One worker was killed and five others were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant on Wednesday in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. The explosion took place at an ammonia synthesis facility at about 9:10 a.m. A ...
27 Aug 08 visit 20 confirmed dead in south China chemical plant blast  »  People's Daily Twenty people were confirmed dead from Tuesday's explosion at a chemical plant in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescue headquarters said on Wednesday. At 4:30 p.m., rescuers found the last two bodies of the 20 listed missing...
26 Aug 08 visit Four killed in chemical plant blast  »  Shanghai Daily AT least four people have been killed in an early morning explosion in a chemical plant in Yizhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China News Service reported today. By 10:30am, firemen had rescued seven injured...

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