N. China power plant blast kills three, injures eight   (Xinhua)  Updated: 2006-05-18 19:51  
A blast took place early Thursday in a power plant in north China's Hebei 
Province, leaving three people dead and eight others injured. 
 Sources with the provincial administration of work safety said the blast 
happened at around 0:00 a.m. at Xibaipo No. 2 power plant in the county of 
Pingshan. 
 The blast occurred when workers were testing the plant's equipment, the 
sources said, but no further details were available. 
 A investigation team has been sent to probe into the cause of the blast. 
  
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