Death toll rises to 19 in tanker truck explosion


Aftermath: Rescuers searching for survivors in the rubble of a building damaged by the tanker explosion near Wenling, Zhejiang province. — AFP

HANGZHOU: The death toll from a tanker truck blast in east China’s Zhejiang province rose to 19, local authorities said.

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

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