3 students feared killed in deadly China lab explosion

Authorities in China have confirmed the death of three students at a Beijing University after a blast at the school’s laboratory.

According to the city’s fire department, the students died in the explosion during an experiment on wastewater treatment.

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“There was an explosion at the experimental site during a scientific research experiment” on wastewater treatment in the Environmental Engineering Laboratory, the Beijing Fire Department said on Wednesday.

“The accident caused three students to die,” it added in a statement posted on its social media account.

Video footage of the blast scene, broadcast on local media, showed large flames and plumes of smoke pouring out of a low-rise building on the university campus.

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