China: 10 killed in aluminum factory accident

By Mahmut Atanur

BEIJING (AA) - Ten people have died and eight others were injured in an accident at an aluminum plant in central China's Henan Province.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday that two more workers remain missing after a piece of equipment fell on engineering and construction employees as they dismantled the plant Wednesday.

Seven people were pronounced dead at the scene, while eight others, two of whom were seriously wounded, were sent to hospital.

Police have said that 23 people were working at the site when the accident occurred.