[In Photos] LPG Tanker Explosion Kills 19, Injures 171 in China’s Zhejiang Province
Yicai Global
DATE:  Jun 15 2020
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
[In Photos] LPG Tanker Explosion Kills 19, Injures 171 in China’s Zhejiang Province [In Photos] LPG Tanker Explosion Kills 19, Injures 171 in China’s Zhejiang Province

(Yicai Global) June 15 -- A tanker transporting liquefied petroleum gas exploded in Wenling, Zhejiang province at 4.40 p.m. local time on June 13, killing 19 people and hospitalizing 171. Twenty-four people were still in critical condition as of midday yesterday.

The rescue site early yesterday morning.

Firefighters dousing the blaze.

An aerial view of the site.

Workers using heavy machinery to help find and rescue those trapped.

An aerial view of the machinery at work.

Destruction caused by the explosion.

Rescue workers at the scene.

The rescue mission continuing well into the night.

Editor: James Boynton

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Keywords:   explosion,accident,LNG,death,casualty