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CHINA / Regional |
Nitrogen-filled furnace kills two at China's Baosteel(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-04 08:45 SHANGHAI -- Two workers were suffocated to death Monday at Baosteel, China's leading steel producer, when they entered a nitrogen-filled furnace for maintenance, Shanghai's work safety watchdog said. The incident occurred around 4:30 pm at Baosteel's specialty steel company. The two workers, Jiang Dongjun and Wu Lingchao, both 26, entered the chamber to fix the furnace door, which was having a problem. They lost their consciousness in the furnace and were rushed to a nearby hospital. Doctors failed to save their lives. The cause of the accident is being investigated. |
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