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Government starts sending blowout victims back

The government of the Kaixian County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has begun organizing gas blowout victims to return home, sources said in Chongqing Sunday.

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The government of the Kaixian County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has begun organizing gas blowout victims to return home, sources said in Chongqing Sunday.

The local government worked out a detailed plan Saturday night to send back the victims and started the operation early Sunday morning.

Tests conducted by environment protection and health experts indicated that most parts of the affected area had reached standards for human life.

But residents living in the central area can return only after all the sterilizing work completes on Dec. 29.

At the county town, over 600 rescuing staff and 125 trucks began the delivery early Sunday.

The tragedy took place at a natural gas field in Kaixian at 10:00 p.m. Tuesday when a well burst suddenly and released a high concentration of natural gas and sulfurated hydrogen. The natural gas field is 337 km to the northeast of Chongqing.

A total of 64,000 residents had been removed out of the accident site. An operation to cap the gas well completed successfully at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.

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