At least three people were killed in an explosion accident
Wednesday morning at a chemical plant in Baiyin city, in northwest
China's Gansu Province, local work safety supervision
authorities confirmed in the noon.
The accident occurred at around 9:00 AM on Wednesday at an
explosives storage facility owned by the China Gansu Yinguang
Chemicals Company, a subsidiary of the China North Industries Group
Corp, a leading defense industry company.
The accident killed at least three people, while the number of
the injured is still being calculated, the authorities said.
Cause of the accident is being investigated.
(Xinhua News Agency December 27, 2006)