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One dead, two missing in refinery blast
FUSHUN , China , Jan. 19 (UPI) -- An explosion at an oil refinery in northeast China Wednesday left at least one person dead , two missing and some 30 others injured , local officials said.
The blast at the No. 2 plant of the Fushun Petrochemical Co. in Liaoning province ignited a fire that took all day to bring under control , China's official Xinhua news agency reported.
A company spokesman said most of the injuries were minor , the result of broken glass and other debris.
The explosion occurred at a heavy oil catalytic cracking unit that is part of the plant's automated production line.
Fushun Petrochemical is a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp.Related Topics Articles:
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