SURABAYA: Two people were killed and at least 52 injured when an explosion ripped through a chemical factory near Indonesia's second city of Surabaya yesterday in what appeared to be an accident, officials said.
Hundreds of people fled their homes in nearby villages after the blast, fearing chemical contamination and the spread of a fire which engulfed the sprawling complex, according to local television.
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