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Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media said on Saturday, with five people still missing.

A car is seen crushed by a pole near the site of an explosion at the Henan Coal Gas Group factory in Yima city, in China's central Henan province on July 20, 2019.rose to 10, state media said on Saturday, with five people still missing.

Other images showed the doors and windows of homes blown out and shuttered shops with dented metal fronts.could not immediately verify the authenticity of the footage.Deadly industrial accidents are common in China, where safety regulations are often poorly enforced. Authorities detained two dozen people in connection with the March 21 blast, which prompted the government to order a nationwide inspection of chemical firms.

 

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