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Gas leak kills 4 in east China

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-01-02 10:14

JINAN - A toxic gas leak in East China's Shandong province killed four people and injured three others as of 8 am Thursday, local authorities said.

The gas leakage happened at a chemical company in the economic development zone of Yangxin County, Shandong at about 11:20 pm Wednesday.

An initial investigation showed that leakage took place in a flange connecting naphtha storage tanks.

The case is under further investigation.

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