5 trapped in explosion-damaged dormitory
Updated: 2011-08-09 15:53
(Xinhua)
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KUNMING - Five people were trapped in a dormitory which collapsed after an explosion struck Tuesday morning in Yunnan province, rescuers said.
The explosion happened in the dormitory of a phosphorus factory in Weixin county, Zhaotong city, at about 10 am Tuesday, said Zhaotong city's firefighters at the site.
The number of casualties and cause of the incident is not known.
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