Beijing July 27 (IANS) One person was killed and 31 others were injured after a gas leak in a chemical factory in China s Xinjiang Uygur region local authorities said on Thursday.
The high-temperature gas leaked while workers were conducting pipeline maintenance at the Xinjiang Yihua chemical industry company in Changji Hui prefecture at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday reports Xinhua news agency.
Among the workers hospitalised 18 were seriously injured the authorities said.
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