2 dead, 18 injured in China battery plant blast

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Two people have been confirmed dead and 18 others injured in a battery plant explosion on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Jiangsu Province. [Photo: SHUYANG.TV]

The blast went off at around 6 p.m. Tuesday at a lithium battery storehouse of Haisida Power Supply Co. Ltd. in the city of Qidong, the city government said in a statement.

It said 12 factory workers and eight firemen were landed in hospitals in Qidong and Nantong with injuries. Two critically-injured cases, including a worker and a fireman, died in hospital.

Authorities have closed down the plant and launched an investigation, it said.

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