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19:40, 29-Dec-2017
Six dead, one rescued after being buried in granary in E China
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Six people died after being buried while working in a grain reserve depot belonging to China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COCFO) in Dongming county, east China's Shandong Province on Friday morning.
A seventh person survived and is now out of danger.
Rescue operations were organized immediately after the incident, and all seven were hospitalized. However, only one survived.
Local police detained a number of the company's managers, and investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
On Wednesday, an explosion at a grains terminal in Argentina owned by COFCO International killed one employee, injured others and affected shipping activities from one of the world’s top food suppliers.