Toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media said yesterday, with five people still missing. Friday's blast at the Henan Coal Gas Group factory left another 19 people seriously injured and more with light injuries, said state broadcaster CCTV. The blast at Henan Coal's factory shattered windows and doors of buildings in a three-kilometre radius.