BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were buried in two collapsed chemical plants in Shifang in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, the online edition of the official Xinhua news agency said.
About 6,000 people were evacuated, Xinhua said, adding that more than 80 tonnes of liquid ammonia were leaked.
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