Devastating pipeline blast in eastern China kills 44, injures 166

[Emily]

Some of the damages look like a major earthquake hit the area.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/23/c_132911547.htm

Death toll from China's oil pipeline blast rises to 44
English.news.cn 2013-11-23 09:52:24

Photos at the Denver Post:
http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/11/22/photos-oil-pipeline-explosion-kills-35-in-eastern-china/

Photos: Oil pipeline explosion kills 35 in eastern China

Posted Nov 22, 2013
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Leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city exploded Friday, November 22, 2013 killing at least 35 people, injuring 166 and contaminating the sea in one the country?s worst industrial accidents of the year, authorities said. The leaked oil triggered two huge blasts, one of them tearing up concrete along a city road in Qingdao. Black smoke rose above gigantic fuel silos and darkened much of the sky. The pipeline owned by China?s largest oil refiner, Sinopec, ruptured early Friday and leaked for about 15 minutes onto a street and into the sea before it was shut off. Hours later, as workers cleaned up the spill, the oil caught fire and exploded in two locations, the city government said.