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Xinhua)
16:40, July 13, 2012
GUANGZHOU, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The cause of a blast that killed 20 people and injured31 others on June 29 in south China's Guangdong province has been identified, localauthorities said Friday.
A tanker truck, which was carrying 54.2 tonnes of solvent oil, was rear-ended byanother truck at 4:20 a.m. when it was illegally parked on the Yanjiang Expressway inthe provincial capital Guangzhou, according to the city government.
Oil leaked from the tanker truck. It then ran down 10 drain pipes to a ditch under theexpressway bridge. The 41 tonnes of leaked solvent oil started to vaporize into aflammable gas, triggering a serial explosion and setting a container yard and somenearby construction sheds ablaze, the government said.
The drivers of the two vehicles and others believed to be responsible for the accidentare under investigation.
The families of 18 victims have received compensation from the government to date.
Four out of the 31 injured have been discharged from the hospital while 27 othersremain in hospital.
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