An explosion occured at a PetroChina oil refinery Wednesday in Fushun City, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

An explosion at a northeast China oil refinery Wednesday left at least one dead, two missing and about 30 others injured, local officials said.

 

The explosion ripped through the No. 2 plant of Fushun Petrochemical Company in Liaoning Province at 9 a.m. and ignited a fire which was brought under control at 7 p.m., said an official surnamed Wang at the Information Center of the company.

 

All injured workers had been taken to hospital and most suffered only minor injuries, he said.

 

The workers were injured by broken glass and other debris, Wang added.

 

The explosion occurred at the heavy oil catalytic cracking unit, part of an automated production line.