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China: Explosion in Nanjing

Categories: East Asia, China, Breaking News, Disaster, Economics & Business, Environment

A ruptured gas main is the reported cause of an explosion [1] [zh] this morning at a plastics factory [2] currently being torn down in NE Nanjing [3]. Injuries are reportedly in the hundreds, while the number of deaths has yet to be confirmed. Free More News [4] has been aggregating links to photos [5] [here also [6]] and video [7] from the scene. Provincial officials have been filmed trying to obstruct news cameras [8].