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At least 22 people were killed in an explosion near a chemical plant in Hebei Province, northern China.
CCTV, a Chinese state-owned company, announced today that an explosion had occurred near a chemical plant in Zhangjiajieu, about 200 kilometers from Beijing early in the morning.
To date, 22 people have been killed and 20 wounded.
In addition, more than 50 trucks parked around the factory were damaged.
According to local media reports, officials in Hebei Province said the truck carrying the chemical exploded after waiting for the factory to enter the factory and the flame spread to the mainland. other vehicles nearby.
In China, explosions of chemical factories have caused many casualties.
In July, 19 people were killed in a chemical factory located in the industrial complex of Sichuan Province.
An explosion occurred in the Tianjin chemical plant in the north of the country in 2015, killing 160 people.
VOA News
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