The accident happened yesterday at Puyang Steel Co Ltd in Hebei province, according to sources with the municipal government.

Gas leaked from a stove under overhaul, leaving eight people poisoned.

Three of them died in hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.

Local authorities have set up a team to investigate the accident. PTI KJV

  

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First Published: Apr 27 2012 | 10:15 AM IST

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