Gas poisoning kills 7 people, leaves 2 injured in paper mill in China

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Publish Date: 11:25 - 16 February 2019
TEHRAN, Feb 16 - Seven people were killed and two other were injured as a result of gas poisoning at a paper factory in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong late on Friday, China Central Television reported.

Gas poisoning kills 7 people, leaves 2 injured in paper mill in China

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The incident occurred on 15 February in a paper factory owned by Shuangzhou Paper Ltd and is located in the city of Dongguan, at about 11:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. GMT), according to Chinese state television.

Firefighters who arrived at the scene of the incident were able to get all the workers out of the tank alive.

The workers were sent to a hospital. However, despite the efforts of doctors, seven people later died, while two are in stable condition. An investigation into the incident is underway.

Source: Sputnik

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