Truck, Workshop Explosions Kill 20, Injure 172

A tanker truck explosion in Zhejiang province on Saturday has killed 20 and hospitalized 172 as of Monday morning, with two dozen severely injured, the local government said.

The truck, which was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, exploded on a highway near the village of Liangshan at about 4:40 p.m., sending the tanker flying through the air and into a nearby workshop, causing a second explosion, the country’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement (link in Chinese).