Liquefied gas station blast injures 6 in Changchun
2005-08-09

CHANGCHUN, July 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A blast that occurred at a liquefied gas station in Changchun city of northeast China's Jilin Province Wednesday morning injured 6 people, including 3 seriously wounded, said the accident investigation group.

At around 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, a liquefied gas tanker was delivering liquefied gas to a gas station at the western part of the Changchun city.

When the staff was filling the gas station, they heard abnormal sound in the gas compressor. The blast took place the moment the staff was checking it, wounding six people on the spot.

The fire fighters rushed to the site and put out the fire in 20minutes. The wounded were immediately sent to hospital for treatment. And further investigation is underway.