China plant explosion death toll rises to 15home/News/World/China plant explosion death toll rises to 15BEIJING: The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China had risen to 15, state media said Saturday. Friday’s blast at the Henan Coal Gas Group factory left another 15 people seriously wounded and more with light injuries, said the state-run People’s Daily. The blast shattered windows and doors of buildings in a three-kilometer (1.9-mile) radius. Other images showed the doors and windows of homes blown out and shuttered shops with dented metal fronts. In March, a blast at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province killed 78 people and injured hundreds.

Source: Manila Times July 21, 2019 16:14 UTC