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Three students killed in China university lab explosion

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Three students were killed in a laboratory blast at a Beijing university on Wednesday , the city ’ s fire department said .
“ 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 .

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

The incident happened just after 9 : 30 am ( 0130 GMT ) at the Beijing Jiaotong University in the western part of the city .

Some 30 fire engines were sent to the scene , and took nearly an hour to get the blaze under control. Local authorities are launching an investigation into the cause of the incident .

AFP .

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