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Two killed in oil tank blast in Beijing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-24 20:55 BEIJING - At least two people were killed after an oil tank caught fire and exploded in Beijing Tuesday, local police said. The accident happened at about 3:27 p.m. on Dajian Road in Fangshan District, southwestern Beijing, according to the public security bureau of the district. Witnesses said an electric welding operation by a worker might have triggered the fire. The identities of the two victims remained unknown. Police and work safety authorities were investigating the cause of the accident. |