Five people were killed and 32 injured with two others missing
from a chemical plant explosion on Sunday at Kunming, capital of
southwestern Yunnan Province, local government said.
The injured had been hospitalized and rescuers were searching
for the missing, according to a notice issued by the city's
government.
The explosion happened at a sulphuric acid plant under the
state-run Yuntianhua International Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in
the early hours on Sunday and caused a heavy fire.
(Xinhua News Agency January 13, 2008)