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China chemical blast kills 18: report

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | 11:05 AM ET

CBC News

A chemical explosion in eastern China killed 18 people and injured 10 others, China's state-run news agency quoted local firefighters as saying.

The Xinhua news agency said a truck carrying chemicals exploded around 4 p.m. local time Wednesday as it was being unloaded in a warehouse near Linyi city in Shandong province.

Some 26 fire trucks were sent to the site to fight the blaze caused by the explosion, the agency said.

Linyi is a growing manufacturing hub for goods and products exported to the West.

No other details were immediately available.

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