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At least 17 dead, 33 injured at factory explosion in southern China

The aftermath of a plant blast site is seen in Shunde District on December 31, 2014 in Foshan, Guangdong province of China. An explosion at the Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co. Ltd plant on early Wednesday has killed at least 17 people and injured 20 others. According to local authorities, all injured people had been rushed to nearby hospitals.
The aftermath of a plant blast site is seen in Shunde District on December 31, 2014 in Foshan, Guangdong province of China. An explosion at the Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co. Ltd plant on early Wednesday has killed at least 17 people and injured 20 others. According to local authorities, all injured people had been rushed to nearby hospitals. ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

BEIJING – A gas explosion at an auto parts factory in southern China killed 17 people and injured 33 others on Wednesday, state media reported.

Three of the injured were in critical condition, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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The Southern Metropolis Daily said witnesses heard three blasts at the Fuhua Engineering and Manufacturing Co. factory in Foshan city. The blasts destroyed the facility’s walls and ceiling and also damaged a nearby glass factory and other plants.

Pictures on the newspaper’s website showed panels blown off the building’s structure and people lying injured on the ground. Xinhua said the factory was closed for cleaning at the time of the blast.

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