Nine expired in China explosion

At least nine people were expired when an explosion occurred in a chemical plant in northern China, state media Thursday. The explosion and fire occurred at about 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday evening

a three-story building at Fuxing Chemical Plant located Lamadian city in the province of Heilongjiang.


Fourteen people were inside the building when the accident occurred, the local government.

Nine people died on the spot while five others fled the building, told Xinhua, adding that the fire was extinguished by firefighters.

Cause of the explosion remained unknown, the investigative efforts and research are ongoing.