5 killed, 32 injured from chemical plant explosion in Yunnan
2008-01-13 01:59:47 Xinhua English
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KUNMING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 32 injured with two others missing from a chemical plant explosion on Sunday at Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, local government said.
The injured had been hospitalized and rescuers were searching for the missing, according to a notice issued by the city's government.
The explosion happened at a sulphuric acid plant under the state-run Yuntianhua International Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in the early hours on Sunday and caused a heavy fire.
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