17 injured in China plant explosion

Seventeen people were slightly injured in an explosion that happened Saturday in a sewage treatment plant in Fuxin city, northeast China's Liaoning Province. No deaths were reported, local official sources said Sunday.

The explosion happened around 8:40 pm (local time) Saturday, with window glass of the plant, its surrounding workshops and residential houses shattered.

All the injured were sent to the hospitals. The cause of the explosion is under investigation. (Xinhua/)

( With inputs from ANI )