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Oil Tanker Explodes in Central China
One sailor remains missing following an explosion Friday morning on an oil tanker docked on the Xiangjiang River near Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, Police said Saturday an electrical short circuit was the cause of the blast.
Loaded with 495 tons of gasoline, the Xiangchang Oil Tanker No. 007 was ready to raise anchor from an oil dock Friday morning when the explosion occurred.
Two sailors were on the ship at the time of the accident. One survived by jumping overboard, police said.
Rescuers are still looking for the missing, and the cause of the explosion and concomitant losses are under investigation, police said.
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