Baku. 16 February. REPORT.AZ/ Seven people were killed and two injured as a result of gas poisoning at a paper mill in south China's Guangdong Province, Report informs citing the RIA Novosti.
The incident occurred at a paper mill owned by Huangzhou Paper in Zhongtang township in the city of Dongguan. Investigation revealed that nine workers were then trapped inside a sewage adjusting tank of the paper factory.Firefighters pulled them out and sent them to hospital. But seven died after medical treatment failed and the other two are in stable condition.
Local government is investigating the cause of the case.