PetroChina Explosion Injures 30, Fire Under Control

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More than 30 people were hurt following an explosion at PetroChina Co.’s Fushun refining complex in northwestern Liaoning province, the official Xinhua News Agency said, without citing anyone. No deaths were reported.

A fire that started after the explosion has been brought under control, Xinhua said. Mao Zefeng, PetroChina’s Beijing-based spokesman, said the country’s biggest oil and gas producer is investigating and couldn’t provide more details.