Six people were killed in two different accidents,including an explosion that brought down a four-storey building in southern China today. Five people were killed and four others seriously injured when a building collapsed,after an explosion in a nearby garage in east China's Fujian Province. Rescuers are searching the debris for survivors. The accident was triggered by an explosion that ripped through a garage and toppled a four-storey building in Daji Village of Longyan City. The building was a residential complex owned by Shubang Coal Mine. In another incident,one person was killed and three others injured in a fire in a chemical plant in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The accident happened at Inner Mongolia 3F Fluorochemical Co Ltd in the city of Fengzhen. A huge amount of flammable gas has been leaked after the chemical plant caught fire and exploded,Xinhua reported. Some tanks containing VDF gas,a flammable and narcotic gas,on the ground floor of the plant's high-rise workshop caught fire. Fire fighters rescued three injured workers trapped in the flames,and evacuated other workers out of the building. Firemen put off the fire and are still clearing embers to prevent secondary explosions,the report said. The plant,located in the city's industrial park,is 10 km away from the city proper,and the nearest residential area is 3 km away.
