BEIJING – An explosion at a power station in China killed at least 21 people and injured five more on Thursday, the official Xinhua news service reported.
The blast happened at a power plant in Dangyang, in the central province of Hubei, on Thursday afternoon, state television said.
The blast, which local reports said happened when a high-pressure steam pipe burst, came a day before the first anniversary of giant explosions that killed at least 165 people in the northern port of Tianjin.
Deadly accidents at industrial plants in China are relatively common, and repeatedly raise questions about the country’s safety standards.
China vowed to improve industrial standards after chemical blasts in its port city of Tianjin last August killed 165 people.
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