Beijing, June 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 18 people were killed and over 160 others injured in a tanker blast in China's Zhejiang province, local authorities said on Sunday.
The as tanker exploded near a village in the Wenling section of the Shenyang-Haikou Expressway on Saturday evening, Xinhua news agency.
A second blast took place when the blown-up truck fell onto a workshop near the expressway.
The explosions caused the residential houses and factory workshops to collapse.
Hundreds of firefighters were sent to the scene for rescue work.
As of Sunday morning, a total of 166 injured people were receiving medical treatment in hospitals.
Rescue and search efforts were underway.
Source: IANS
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