Blast-triggered fire kills at least 3 in E China chemical plant
22:03, March 26, 2010 
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Local citizens watch a fire as heavy smoke rises in the air near a chemical plant in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 26, 2010. An explosion triggered a fire in the chemical plant, leaving three dead, one seriously injured, and another unaccounted for, local authorities said Friday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
An explosion triggered a fire in a chemical plant in an east China city, leaving three dead, one seriously injured, and another unaccounted for, local authorities said Friday.
The explosion occurred at 2:40 p.m. in Haiyi Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, a coastal city in Shandong Province, said an official of the Qingdao municipal government.
The fire was now under control but not yet out, the official said.
Source: Xinhua
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