Beijing: Authorities have detained “several” suspects in the wake of an explosion at a chemical plant in southwest China that left 19 dead and injured 12 others, state media said.
The blast occurred at 6.30pm on Thursday at an industrial park in Sichuan province’s Yibin city, according to a statement on the website of the local work safety administration.
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