Eight injured, 6 missing in factory blast in China

LANZHOU, TGO: Eight people were injured and six others remain missing after an explosion ripped through a factory Thursday night in northwest China’s Gansu Province, local authorities said.

The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and are in stable condition, Xinhua news agency reported.

Rescuers are searching for the missing people. The blast happened in a chemical factory in the provincial capital of Lanzhou. Risks of secondary disasters have been ruled out.