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Chinese oil pipeline explodes
An oil pipeline at a busy Chinese port has exploded, causing a spectacular fire that has blazed since Friday evening. More than 2,000 firefighters worked overnight to control flames and further blasts on a second pipeline after the initial explosion. China Central Television showed flames raging among tanks at the port in the northern city of Dalian, and state media described flames 30 meters high. The Xinhua News Agency said it happened after a tanker uploaded oil at the port. China National Radio said officials were considering the evacuation of about 600 homes nearby. The pipelines are owned by China National Petroleum Corp., which is Asia's biggest oil and gas producer by volume.
Posted by: lotp 2010-07-18 |
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