2000 Pingxiang steel plant explosion

2000 Pingxiang steel plant explosion
The location of Pingxiang in Jiangxi, China
Date2000
Location
Deaths19
Injuries24

The Pingxiang steel plant explosion occurred on August 21, 2000, when an oxygen generator in a steel plant located in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China, exploded.[1] At least 19 steel workers were killed as a result of the incident.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oxygenerator Blast Claims 14 Lives". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Molten steel bursts through windows at China plant". Reuters. April 19, 2007. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015 – via uk.reuters.com.
  3. ↑ "Oxygenerator Blast Death Toll Rises to 19". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-01-16.


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