BEIJING -- A gas leak caused an explosion this week that killed 23 people in a northern Chinese city that will host part of the 2022 Winter Olympics, authorities said Friday. The blast in the small hours of Wednesday in the city of Zhangjiakou, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Beijing, also injured 22 people. "Initial investigations have shown that the explosion was caused by a gas leak from the Hebei Shenghua Chemical Co. of ChemChina," Zhangjiakou mayor Wu Weidong told reporters. "Vinyl chloride spread to the public road outside the factory and was ignited by an open flame." Authorities previously reported that a truck carrying combust...
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