5 killed in blast in China

Five people have been killed in an explosion in a plant in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, local authorities said today.

The explosion occurred yesterday in a small private chemical plant in Dongzhou District of Fushun City, when workers of the factory were checking material tanks, officials said.

Five workers were killed in the accident.

The blast caused fire, but the fire is under control, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.