Over 9,000 poisoned in gas blowout accident

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Over 9,000 poisoned in gas blowout accident

Local hospitals treated 9,185 people poisoned to diffrent extent in the gas blowout accident in Kaixian County in southwest China for the past three days, the latest statistics showed.

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Local hospitals treated 9,185 people poisoned to diffrent extent in the gas blowout accident in Kaixian County in southwest China for the past three days, the latest statistics showed.

At press time, 431 were still hospitalized, including 17 in critical conditions, while the others treated had basically recovered, according to the local health authorities.

Toxic gas blew out from the Chuandongbei gas field in Kaixian County in Chongqing Municipality Tuesday night, killing at least 191 people.

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