2000 Pingxiang steel plant explosion
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Date | 2000 |
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Location | Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China |
Deaths | 19 |
The Pingxiang steel plant explosion occurred on August 21, 2000, when an oxygen generator in a steel plant located in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China, exploded.[1] At least 19 steel workers were killed as a result of the incident.[2][3]
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References[]
- ^ "Oxygenerator Blast Claims 14 Lives". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Molten steel bursts through windows at China plant". Reuters. April 19, 2007 – via uk.reuters.com.
- ^ "Oxygenerator Blast Death Toll Rises to 19". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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