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An abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in Nanjing, in the Jiangsu province of China, killed at least six people and injured dozens of others on July 28, 2010.

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Fire burns at the explosion site at a plastics factory in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.China Daily

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Firefighters extinguish a building next to a burnt out bus after an explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province.The Associated Press

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A fire burns at the explosion site of a plastics factory in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.China Daily

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Residents stand outside damaged shops after an explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. At least six people died and dozens were seriously injured on Wednesday after an explosion at an abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, state media said.Aly Song

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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of an explosion at a plastics factory.AFP/AFP / Getty Images

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, firemen put out fire at the explosion site. The powerful blast caused by a suspected gas leak rocked a plastics factory in eastern China.Sun Can

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Damaged houses are seen near the explosion site of a plastics factory in Nanjing, in eastern China.China Daily

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Residents gather outside damaged shops after the explosion at a plastics and chemicals factory.Aly Song

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