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Plant blast kills 6 in China

Published: 13 Nov 2013 - 11:55 am | Last Updated: 28 Jan 2022 - 06:31 pm

BEIJING: At least six people have been confirmed dead and six others were injured after a blast triggered by liquid nitrogen occurred in China's Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
 
Source said that five workers were killed on the spot. 
 
One of the seven injured died in hospital, according to China's Xinhua News Agency.
 
The cause of the blast is still under investigation. (QNA)