BEIJING: Twelve workers were killed at a steel plant in eastern China when molten iron spilled from a furnace, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.Workers were trying to shut down...
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October 06, 2011
BEIJING: Twelve workers were killed at a steel plant in eastern China when molten iron spilled from a furnace, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Workers were trying to shut down the plant in Nanjing when the accident occurred on Wednesday, Xinhua reported, citing an official at the city's Municipal Safety Bureau who said an investigation had been launched.
The report gave no further details of the accident and calls to the Nanjing authorities went unanswered. (AFP)