Gas leak kills 8 in Guangdong

Xinhua
Eight people were killed and 10 others were hospitalized by a gas leak at an iron works in south China's Guangdong Province.
Xinhua

Eight people were killed and 10 others were hospitalized by a gas leak at an iron works in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said on Monday.

The leak happened around 3am at Songshan iron foundry in Shaoguan City. Eight people died immediately and the other ten are now stable in hospital, according to the city government.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.


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