Three people were killed and one injured after an explosion ripped through a factory in north China's Shanxi Province Thursday, local authorities said.
The gas furnace of the Hengyuan Refractory Material Co., Ltd. exploded around 6:30 a.m. in Lishi district in the city of Luliang, according to the district's press office.
The injured were rushed to a local hospital.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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