An explosion at a gas factory in central China has left at least 12 people dead, authorities said.

An explosion at a gas factory in central China has left at least 12 people dead, authorities said.

Explosion at gas factory in central China kills at least 12

Another 13 people were seriously injured and three others are missing, the Sanmenxia city publicity department said in a social media post.

The Friday evening explosion in Yima city in Henan province shattered windows 1.9 miles away, and knocked off doors inside buildings, Chinese state media reports said.

The official Xinhua news agency said the explosion occurred in the air separation unit of the Yima gas factory of the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co.

The blast was not in the gas tank areas, and all production has been stopped.

China experiences frequent industrial accidents despite orders from the central government to improve safety at factories, power plants and mines.

More than 60 people died in March in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Jiangsu province.

Among the worst accidents was a massive 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port city of Tianjin that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers.

That blast was blamed on illegal construction and unsafe storage of volatile materials. </s> Explosion at gas factory in central China kills at least 12

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 12 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said Saturday.

Another 13 people were seriously injured and three others remained missing, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said. About 270 firefighters and rescue workers have completed three rounds of search and rescue, the ministry said.

The Friday evening explosion in Yima city in Henan province shattered windows 3 kilometers (2 miles) away and knocked off doors inside buildings, Chinese state media reports said.

The official Xinhua news agency said the explosion occurred in the air separation unit of the Yima gas factory of the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., Ltd. The blast was not in the gas tank areas, and all production has been stopped. </s> Explosion at gas factory in central China kills at least 10

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 10 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said Saturday.

Another 19 people were seriously injured and five others are missing, the Sanmenxia city publicity department said in a social media post.

The Friday evening explosion in Yima city in Henan province shattered windows 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) away, and knocked off doors inside buildings, Chinese state media reports said. Yima is part of Sanmenxia city.

The official Xinhua news agency said the explosion occurred in the air separation unit of the Yima gas factory of the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., Ltd. The blast was not in the gas tank areas, and all production has been stopped.

China experiences frequent industrial accidents despite orders from the central government to improve safety at factories, power plants and mines.

More than 60 people died in March in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Jiangsu province.

Among the worst accidents was a massive 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port city of Tianjin that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers. That blast was blamed on illegal construction and unsafe storage of volatile materials. </s> BEIJING (AP) — An explosion Friday evening at a gas factory in central China left two people missing and multiple people injured, state media said.

State broadcaster CCTV reported the blast occurred in Henan province around 5:50 p.m. Windows were shattered within 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) of the blast, and some doors inside buildings were toppled.

Xinhua news agency cited the Yima city government as saying two people were missing and multiple people were taken to the hospital with injuries.

The report said the explosion occurred in the air separation unit at the Yima gas factory of the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., Ltd. But the report said the blast did not occur in the gas tank areas, and all production has been stopped.

More than 60 people died in March in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Jiangsu province. </s> The death toll has risen to 12 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said Saturday.

Another 13 people were seriously injured and three others remained missing, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management said. About 270 firefighters and rescue workers have completed three rounds of search and rescue, the ministry said.

The Friday evening explosion in Yima city in Henan province shattered windows 3 kilometers (2 miles) away and knocked off doors inside buildings, Chinese state media reports said.

The official Xinhua news agency said the explosion occurred in the air separation unit of the Yima gas factory of the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., Ltd. The blast was not in the gas tank areas, and all production has been stopped.

China experiences frequent industrial accidents despite orders from the central government to improve safety at factories, power plants and mines.

More than 60 people died in March in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Jiangsu province.

Among the worst accidents was a massive 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port city of Tianjin that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers.

That blast was blamed on illegal construction and unsafe storage of volatile materials. </s> BEIJING — An explosion at a gas plant in central China has killed at least 10 people and seriously injured others, the authorities said on Saturday. Five people were missing.

The explosion on Friday evening, in the city of Yima in Henan Province, sent a ball of fire and thick plumes of smoke into the air, according to local state media. The fire charred the factory building, leaving only the frame, the accounts said.

As the fire spread, nearby houses collapsed, and windows were shattered as far as two miles away, residents said.

The explosion occurred in the air separation unit of a factory owned by the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co., according to Xinhua, the state-run news agency. No explanation was given for the explosion. </s> An explosion at a gas plant in China's central Henan province has killed at least 12 people and seriously injured 15 others, Chinese authorities said Saturday.

The blast rocked the factory in the city of Yima on Friday evening, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors within a 3-kilometer (2-mile) radius, state media reported.

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The official Xinhua news agency said the explosion occurred in the state-owned Henan Coal Gas facility's air separation unit.

Pictures from the site showed plumes of smoke rising from the factory premises

All production at the site has stopped. Officials said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the incident.

Deadly industrial accidents are fairly common in China. Safety regulations are often poorly enforced, despite recent orders from the government in Beijing to improve standards at factories and power plants.

In March, a major blast at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province killed 78 people and injured hundreds. The explosion led to two dozen arrests and prompted a nationwide inspection of chemical companies. One of the country's worst workplace accidents occurred in 2015, when a massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in the northern port city of Tianjin killed 165 people.

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State broadcaster CCTV reported that the blast took place in Sanmenxia, Henan province, at around 5.50pm on Friday.

Windows were shattered within three kilometres of the blast, and some doors inside buildings were toppled.

No further details were reported, and the possibility of casualties was unclear.

More than 60 people died in March in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Jiangsu province. </s> BEIJING: An explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a factory in China's Shandong Province, killing five persons and injuring three others, the second such incident in about a week.

The explosion happened at 9:35 pm (local time) on Friday in a workshop of a perlite factory in the city of Qingzhou.

Five persons were killed and three were slightly injured outside the workshop, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

The private factory owner was held by the local police. Initial investigation showed the accident was caused by a leak in a liquefied gas tank. Further investigation is underway.

The incident happened barely a week after one of China's worst recent industrial blast, in which 78 people were killed and 600 others were injured from a chemical plant explosion in the fertilizer factory in Jiangsu province.

Following the accident, the Chinese government has ordered nationwide inspection of chemical industries to prevent large scale factory explosions.
An explosion at a gas factory in China's Henan Province kills at least 15 people and leaves 256 injured.