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Death toll rises to 10 in east China petrochemical plant explosion

(Xinhua)    19:14, June 06, 2017

JINAN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Searchers on Tuesday pulled two more bodies out of debris, bringing the death toll to 10 in the explosion at a petrochemical company in eastern China's Shandong Province Monday morning.

Their identities are being confirmed by police, according to the emergency rescue headquarters.

Nine others were injured after a liquefied gas tanker exploded around 1 a.m. Monday, causing the fire in the loading area of Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical Company in the city's Lingang Economic Development Area.

The fire was put out at 4 p.m. Monday and the injured are not in critical condition.

Police have detained the owner of the company.

An investigation is under way.

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