At Least 5 Killed, 8 Missing in North China Chemical Plant Explosion

At Least 5 Killed, 8 Missing in North China Chemical Plant Explosion
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BEIJING—A massive explosion at a chemical plant in northeastern China killed at least five people and left eight missing, state broadcaster CCTV said on Jan. 16.

More than 30 other people were injured in the explosion Sunday on the outskirts of the city of Panjin in Liaoning Province east of the capital, Beijing.