Death toll rises to 19 in east China tank truck blast (update)


Firefighters and rescue personnel are checking at a damaged building after a tank truck exploded and veered off an expressway in east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday (June 13). Top govt officials sais on Sunday (june 14) that rescue efforts are underway. - Xinhua/Asian News Network

HANGZHOU (Xinhua): The death toll from a Saturday night's tank truck blast in east China's Zhejiang Province rose to 19, local authorities told a press conference on Sunday morning (June 14).

A total of 172 injured people, including 24 seriously injured, were receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

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