Two people were killed and another five were severely injured in
an explosion in a private chemical company in Shouguang, a city in
east China's
Shandong Province.
An official with the city work safety supervision bureau said
that the accident occurred at 9:50?AM on Sunday, when 18
workers were at the site. One person died at the scene, six others
were severely injured, and one of them died on the way to
hospital.
The official said that the five injured are still in critical
conditions. The private enterprise is engaged in fire retardant
production.
Leaders of Shouguang city rushed to the accident site to help
with the rescue work and an investigation is underway into the
cause of the accident.
(Xinhua News Agency March 21, 2006)
