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Death toll in gas explosion in China rises to 243
Beijing, Jan 05: The death toll from a gas drilling accident that spewed toxic fumes over villages in southwestern China has risen to 243 after 10 injured people died in hospitals, the government said today.
Beijing, Jan 05: The death toll from a gas drilling accident that spewed toxic fumes over villages in southwestern China has risen to 243 after 10 injured people died in
hospitals, the government said today.
An additional 396 people were still being treated following the Dec 23 disaster northeast of the city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said. It said 27 were in critical condition.
The government on Friday blamed negligence among gas-drilling workers for the accident in which a well blew out and spewed a toxic mix of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide over the mountainous area.
The well was sealed Dec 27.
More than 9,000 people were treated for injuries and more than 60,000 evacuated from the area.
Xinhua didn't say how the latest deaths occurred, but many of those injured reported suffered gas poisoning and skins burns from exposure to the fumes.
Bureau Report
An additional 396 people were still being treated following the Dec 23 disaster northeast of the city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said. It said 27 were in critical condition.
The government on Friday blamed negligence among gas-drilling workers for the accident in which a well blew out and spewed a toxic mix of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide over the mountainous area.
The well was sealed Dec 27.
More than 9,000 people were treated for injuries and more than 60,000 evacuated from the area.
Xinhua didn't say how the latest deaths occurred, but many of those injured reported suffered gas poisoning and skins burns from exposure to the fumes.
Bureau Report