Two dead, 18 Injured In China Battery Plant Blast
Two dead, 18 Injured in China battery plant blast
Two people have been confirmed dead and 18 others injured in a battery plant explosion on May 31 in Jiangsu Province, according to local authorities quoted by Xinhua.
The blast shook a lithium battery storehouse of Haisida Power Supply Co. in the city of Qidong, the city government said in a statement.
It said 12 factory workers and eight firemen were taken to hospital in Qidong and Nantong with injuries and a worker and fireman died there.
Authorities have closed down the plant and launched an investigation, it said.