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Gas explosion kills 11 in SW. 皇冠体育app city
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-22 19:09 A gas explosion occurred at a road construction
site in Dujiangyan City, southwest 皇冠体育app's Sichuan Province on Thursday killed
11 workers, injured 11 others, according to the provincial work safety watchdog.
The accident happened at about 2:00 p.m. in a tunnel, from which the highway
under construction between Dujiangyan and Wenchuan cities in the province run
through. The exact number of casualties is under further investigation.
Vice governor Yang Zhiwen has led a team of local safety supervision
officials to the spot. Intensive investigation into the cause of the accident is
underway.
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