Two held for concealing deaths of seven people in China
Two men have been detained by police for allegedly concealing an explosion that killed seven workers in north China's Hebei province, officials said.
The incident occurred Tuesday at a steel company in Wen'an county. The two people were suspected of withholding information about the explosion, Xinhua reported.
A government statement said authorities started to look into the explosion after they was tipped off by local residents.
A preliminary investigation confirmed that seven people were killed and another was injured. Officials said they would keep looking for evidence of the concealment.