One person was killed and two others were injured yesterday when a boiler exploded at a factory in suburban Fengxian District in Shanghai.
The incident happened about 10:15am at a plant on Nanfeng Highway owned by Shanghai Yingtai Plastics Co, according to the district government.
Two workers, both men in their 40s, are being treated for life-threatening injuries at Fengxian District Central Hospital, it said in a statement.
One suffered a serious brain injury, while the other is being treated for a ruptured spleen, damage to his spine and multiple bone fractures, the hospital told Shanghai Daily.
An investigation is under way.
