Photo taken with cellphone shows firefighters working at the site of an warehouse explosion, which took place at about 10 a.m., at Huifeng Carbon Plant in Kongcun Township of Pingyin County, east China's Shandong Province, Nov. 12, 2018. Six people were killed and five others were injured Monday as an explosion ripped through the factory warehouse. An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way. (Xinhua)
JINAN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and five others were injured Monday as an explosion ripped through a factory warehouse in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said.
The explosion took place at about 10 a.m. at Huifeng Carbon Plant in Kongcun Township of Pingyin County, the county government said.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
