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2016 Dangyang explosion

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2016 Dangyang explosion
Date11 August 2016
Time15:20 CST (07:20 UTC)
LocationDangyang, Hubei, China
CauseAccident of production safety responsibility
Deaths22
Non-fatal injuries4

The 2016 Dangyang explosion was an explosion that occurred at the coal-fired power plant of Madian Gangue Power Generation Company located in Dangyang, Hubei, China on 11 August 2016 at 15:20 local time (07:20 UTC). It initially killed twenty-one people and injured five, three of them critically.[citation needed]

Events

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The explosion involved a high-pressure steam pipe, which had burst and began leaking during a debugging process for the unfinished power plant.[1]

On 13 August, it was reported by the State Administration of Work Safety that the death toll had risen to twenty-two. The explosion also caused the power plant and nearby companies to close and prompted a work safety overhaul to be launched in the city.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wong, Edward (11 August 2016). "Explosion at Coal-Fired Plant in Central China Kills at Least 21". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Death toll rises to 22 in central China power plant blast". China.org.cn. Xinhua. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.