By IANS,
Beijing : At least three people were killed and 12 injured in a shipyard blast in east China’s Jiangsu province Sunday, the authorities said.
The accident occurred in the afternoon on a ship that was under construction at the Wujiazui shipyard in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu, Xinhua reported.
The explosion was triggered by sparks in a space with combustible gas during the construction, the work safety watchdog said following an initial investigation.
The injured workers were shifted to local hospitals, sources said.