Gaoqiao
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Gaoqiao is a town in China. It is located in the county Kaixian, 337 kilometres north-easterly of the municipality Chongqing East of the southern province Sichuan.
On 23 December, 2003 a gas well burst at 10 p.m. and released highly toxic hydrogen sulfide. According to China Daily, 233 people died and at least 9,000 were injured.
[edit] External links
- Gas well blowout kills at least 191 – Article in the China Daily, dated 2003-12-25
- China tries to plug burst natural gas well – Article on MSNBC, dated 2003-12-25
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