South China factory fire kills three, injures one

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Three people were killed and another one was badly injured after a factory fire in south China's Guangdong Province on Saturday afternoon, local authorities said.

The accident happened at about 1:05 p.m. when a fire broke out at the Shenzhen Qianyuan Vacuum Technology Co. Ltd in Shenzhen City.

Initial investigation found that workers violated safety regulations and used naphtha, a number of flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, to wash the floor.

The fire was put out at 1:50 p.m..

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