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CHINESE TRAGEDY as a gas tanker EXPLODES leaving 3 DEAD and a BUSY highway CLOSED for DAYS
- Published_at:2012-10-08
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:RTGlobalReport
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- description: CHINESE TRAGEDY as a gas tanker EXPLODES leaving 3 DEAD and a BUSY highway CLOSED for DAYS A gas tanker that exploded killing three firemen in central China on Saturday was still burning a day later, Chinese state television reported on Sunday. The tanker overturned on Saturday morning on the Changde-Jishou Expressway in Huaihua City, in the Yunling county area of Hunan Province. The firemen were killed when the tanker exploded after they had arrived to deal with the overturned vehicle. Surveillance footage shows the tanker lying at the side of the road next to a tunnel entrance, with several fire engines parked nearby. There is a sudden explosion, sending a huge cloud of white smoke surging down the highway. Tags: 2012 RTGlobalReport breaking news media report central China Beijing Shanghai global energy world power gas tanker explosion exploded killing three firemen still burning a day later Chinese state television Changde-Jishou Expressway Huaihua City Yunling county Hunan Province killed vehicle CCTV Surveillance footage road surging highway tunnel emergency services ambulance police tragedy fire alert warning trend trends trendy health care insurance doctors nurses dead death funeral services traffic accident fuel oil gas
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