Two killed, 2 injured in boat blast in China

November 10, 2013 03:27 pm | Updated 03:27 pm IST - Beijing

Two people have been killed and two others, including a child, injured when a battery on-board a boat exploded in an entertainment park in east China’s Jiangsu Province, officials said on Sunday.

After an initial probe, police and work safety watchdogs in Yizheng City have confirmed that the yesterday’s blast was caused by the boat’s lead-acid battery and ruled out the possibility of sabotage, local officials said.

The accident occurred in Hongshan Sports Park of Yizheng, when four people on the boat fell into water following the blast.

All four were injured and rushed to a hospital.

Two of them died after emergency treatment failed and the two others, including one child who was slightly injured, were hospitalised, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Operation of the park has since been suspended for further investigation.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.