China Focus: Death toll rises to 19 in east China tank truck blast

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-14 18:25:03|Editor: huaxia

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WENLING-TANK TRUCK BLAST-DEATH TOLL (CN)

Aerial photo taken on June 14, 2020 shows the damaged factory workshops in the Liangshan Village in Daxi Town of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The death toll from a Saturday tank truck blast in east China's Zhejiang Province rose to 19, local authorities said Sunday. A total of 172 injured people, including 24 seriously injured, were receiving medical treatment in hospitals, according to a press conference. The accident occurred at around 4:40 p.m. Saturday when a tank truck loaded with liquified petroleum gas exploded near the Liangshan Village in Daxi Town under the city of Wenling on a section of the Shenyang-Haikou Expressway. Rescue and search efforts are underway. The cause of the accident is under further investigation. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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