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23 Dead, Over 20 Injured In Blast Outside Chemical Factory In China
A truck carrying combustible chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead and 22 others injured, state media and authorities said.
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Chemical Blast Rocks Eastern Chinese City
A warehouse storing chemicals and fuel exploded and caught fire in the eastern Chinese city of Jingjiang today, the local government and media reports said, but the blaze was under control with no casualties.
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Blast Reported at Chemical Plant in China
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, state media said today, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 160 people last month.
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Blast Reported at Chemical Plant in Northern China
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, state media said on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 145 people last month.
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Cyanide in Waters Near China Blast Site 277 Times Acceptable Level: Government Report
Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared that the city's drinking water was safe.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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Chinese Official Defends Fire Fighters After Tianjin Blasts, Experts Focus on Response
A senior Chinese official defended fire fighters who initially hosed water on a blaze in a warehouse in northeast China where volatile chemicals were stored, a response foreign experts said could have contributed to two huge blasts that killed 54 people.
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Safety Fears Over Chinese Chemical Blasts
Residents living near the site of giant explosions in a Chinese port expressed fears for their safety Friday, after reports there could be hundreds of tonnes of dangerous chemicals at the site.
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China Investigates Cause of Blasts at Tianjin Port, Firms Assess Damage
Investigators searched for clues on Friday to identify what caused two huge explosions at a warehouse used to store toxic chemicals and gas at a busy port in northeast China, as foreign and local companies assessed the damage to their operations.
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Huge Blasts at Chinese Port Kill 50, Injure More Than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.
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23 Dead, Over 20 Injured In Blast Outside Chemical Factory In China
A truck carrying combustible chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead and 22 others injured, state media and authorities said.
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Chemical Blast Rocks Eastern Chinese City
A warehouse storing chemicals and fuel exploded and caught fire in the eastern Chinese city of Jingjiang today, the local government and media reports said, but the blaze was under control with no casualties.
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Blast Reported at Chemical Plant in China
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, state media said today, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 160 people last month.
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Blast Reported at Chemical Plant in Northern China
An explosion shook a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, state media said on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 145 people last month.
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Cyanide in Waters Near China Blast Site 277 Times Acceptable Level: Government Report
Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared that the city's drinking water was safe.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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Chinese Official Defends Fire Fighters After Tianjin Blasts, Experts Focus on Response
A senior Chinese official defended fire fighters who initially hosed water on a blaze in a warehouse in northeast China where volatile chemicals were stored, a response foreign experts said could have contributed to two huge blasts that killed 54 people.
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Safety Fears Over Chinese Chemical Blasts
Residents living near the site of giant explosions in a Chinese port expressed fears for their safety Friday, after reports there could be hundreds of tonnes of dangerous chemicals at the site.
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China Investigates Cause of Blasts at Tianjin Port, Firms Assess Damage
Investigators searched for clues on Friday to identify what caused two huge explosions at a warehouse used to store toxic chemicals and gas at a busy port in northeast China, as foreign and local companies assessed the damage to their operations.
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Huge Blasts at Chinese Port Kill 50, Injure More Than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.
