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| A liquid ammonia leak from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage facility in Shanghai on Saturday killed 15 people and sickened 26 others, local authorities said. | A liquid ammonia leak from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage facility in Shanghai on Saturday killed 15 people and sickened 26 others, local authorities said. |
| The leak occurred at 10.50am local time at Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Co, located in the Baoshan district, the Shanghai municipal government said on its official Sina Weibo account. | The leak occurred at 10.50am local time at Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Co, located in the Baoshan district, the Shanghai municipal government said on its official Sina Weibo account. |
| Six of those injured were in a critical condition, the government said. | Six of those injured were in a critical condition, the government said. |
| China has a poor record on workplace safety. In June 120 people died and 77 were injured when a fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in north-eastern Jilin province. | China has a poor record on workplace safety. In June 120 people died and 77 were injured when a fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in north-eastern Jilin province. |
| Many of China's deadly industrial accidents happen in the huge coal mining industry, in which more than 1,300 people died last year from explosions, mine collapses and floods. | Many of China's deadly industrial accidents happen in the huge coal mining industry, in which more than 1,300 people died last year from explosions, mine collapses and floods. |
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