Ten dead, 117 injured in oil tanker explosion in Zhejiang Province

19:00, June 13, 2020

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  Aftermath of tanker truck explosion

  Photo taken on June 14 shows a bird's-eye view of the accident scene after a tanker truck loaded with liquefied gas exploded on a highway in Wenling, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] . Photo taken on June 14 shows the houses damaged after a tanker truck loaded with liquefied gas e

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  At least 19 killed, 172 injured in East China tanker blast

  Photo: CGTNThe explosion of a tanker transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) on an expressway in the city of Taizhou in East China’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday has left 19 people dead and 172 others hospitalized as of Sunday morning, said a local government official at a press conference.The official said 24 people were severely injured, and treatment has been provided by over 630 healthcare workers and 62 medical experts.The rescue work is now in full swing, with more than 2,660 rescue workers and 181 rescue machines and vehicles at the scene, said the official.“No obvious environmental pollution has been found,” the official said, adding that the local environmental protection administration was monitoring the air and water around the site of the accident to prevent secondary pollution.Noting that the investigation into the accident is underway, the official said that the government will exert all-out efforts to save the injured, give psychological counseling to the victims and their relatives, and screen for hidden risks to nearby buildings.(Compiled by Xu Kai)

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  School knife attack in Slovakia leaves two dead, five injured

  A knife-wielding man attacked a school on Thursday in the town of Vrutky in northern Slovakia, leaving the deputy headmaster and attacker dead and five others injured, local media reported.According to reports, National Labor Inspectorate (NIP) spokesman Ladislav Kerekes said the deputy headmaster died from fatal injuries inflicted while he was trying to prevent the man from attacking students.The attacker was later shot and killed by the police.According to news website Teraz.sk, five others were wounded, including a teacher, two students and two police officers.Katarina Kapustova, spokeswoman for Martin University Hospital, said a teacher with serious injuries was hospitalized and the two policemen had minor injuries.She added that two students were also hospitalized. A girl and a boy, both with serious injuries, were in the intensive care unit.Slovak Interior Minister Roman Mikulec said other wounded are in a stable and non life-threatening condition.