A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas overturned and exploded on a major highway in central China’s Hunan province, killing five people, including three fire-fighters, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the tanker leaked around 20 tons of liquefied natural gas. Seven vehicles including two fire trucks were destroyed in the blast, it added. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
October 16, 2012
