GUANGZHOU, Dec.
31 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were killed and 33 others were injured after a
gas blast rocked a plant in south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday
morning, local authorities said.The blast occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at the
Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
in the Shunde District of the industrial city
of Foshan, the district government said in a statement.]Among the injured, 16
sustained serious injuries and three remain in life-threatening condition, it
said.The blast occurred when the factory was closed for cleaning. Local
authorities are looking into the cause of the incident. Guangdong Province
is one of China's largest manufacturing bases.
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