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Building collapes after blast in E China

Updated: 2013-06-11 11:18

(Xinhua)

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NANJING - A blast toppled a building in East China's Jiangsu province on Tuesday, killing at least one person.

Six others have been hospitalized, and several people are still buried under the rubble.

The explosion occurred around 7 am in the city of Suzhou, an industrial hub in Yangtze River Delta.

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