Death toll rises to 20 in east China tank truck blast


Photo taken on June 15 shows the accident scene after a tanker truck loaded with liquefied gas exploded on a highway in Wenling, East China's Zhejiang province. A total of 20 people have been killed in the blast as of 7 am Monday (June 15). - Xinhua/Asian News Network

HANGZHOU (Xinhua): The death toll from a Saturday tank truck blast, in the city of Wenling in east China's Zhejiang Province, has risen to 20, local authorities said on Monday (June 15).

As of 7am, more than 170 injured people, including 24 seriously injured, were receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

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