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3 killed, 1 injured in gas blast, N China

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-05-17 15:23

TAIYUAN - Three people were killed and one injured after an explosion ripped through a factory in North China's Shanxi province Thursday, local authorities said.

The gas furnace of the Hengyuan Refractory Material Co, Ltd. exploded around 6:30 am in Lishi district in the city of Luliang, according to the district's press office.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.

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