Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2018 shows the explosion site in Sanhe Township of Dongfeng County, Liaoyuan City of northeast China's Jilin Province.
Two people were killed and 57 others were injured in a machinery plant explosion in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday night, local authorities said Saturday morning. The accident occurred at around 11:40 p.m. Friday in Sanhe Township, Dongfeng County, leaving two people dead, including one who died in the hospital.
First responders on the site of the explosion in a machinery plant explosion in northeast China's Jilin Province Friday night.
The explosion also caused a fire in the plant. So far, a total of 41 houses have been damaged. Investigation into the explosion is underway and the rescue effort is continuing. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)
People wearing Hanfu, Chinese traditional costume, walk during an event at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 24, 2018. More than 400 Hanfu lovers attended the event to promote traditional Chinese culture. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)
People wearing Hanfu, Chinese traditional costume, perform during an event in front of the Danfeng gate of Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)
Visitors look at the model of locomotive during a major exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Visitors look at the commemorative coins during a major exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Spacesuit is displayed during a major exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Visitors experience customized postcard making at the exhibition area of Xinhua News Agency during a major exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Visitors experience intelligent calligraphy writing desk during a major exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Students experience simulation flight during the China Junior Flight Simulation Championships in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 24, 2018.
A "group wedding" is held for nearly 100 pet dogs of different breeds at the 2108 China (Nanjing) Pet Culture Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo: China News Agency/Yang Bo)
Emily Francis and her husband's Chinese-style wedding photo. (Photo/Xinhua)
In 2017, Emily Francis traveled with husband Guo Liaoda, a Chinese man, to live in Shijiazhuang, China's Hebei Province. Now, the couple runs a education studio in the city.
Francis learns calligraphy from her father-in-law. (Photo/Xinhua)
Emily Francis likes Chinese culture and is learning calligraphy, painting, and Guqin, a Chinese traditional music instrument with seven strings. Francis said living in China is cool and here she can better understand the country's culture and taste its food. She also has a family with full hearts and love, Francis added.
As China has implemented the reform and opening-up policy for 40 years, more and more foreigners are coming to China to work, study and live. The country is helping these foreigners realize their dreams.
The crew of the Yuanwang 7 wave flags to say goodbye to people on the dock on Nov 26, 2018. The Yuanwang 7 is 224.9 meters long and 44.2 meters tall. It has finished many missions for Beidou 3 satellites. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Mariners control the space tracking ship the Yuanwang 7 in the cabin on Nov 26, 2018. The missions will be conducted in the Pacific Ocean. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Chinese space tracking ship the Yuanwang 7 departs to carry out maritime space monitoring and communication missions on Nov 26, 2018. It is the third time that the ship is carrying out monitoring mission on the sea this year. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Zhang Xiaofang, center, a doctor with the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhengzhou University, examines the eyes of a patient. At 99, the veteran oculist still works five days a week. [Photo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Zhang examines the eyes of a patient at the First Affiliated Hospital to Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, Henan province. [Photo/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
State Grid technicians put the finishing touches on the world's highest ultra-high voltage transmission project in the Tibet autonomous region, November 23, 2018. Conditions 'on the roof of the world' have created challenges for workers, some of whom strung power lines at elevations of close to 5,300 meters above sea-level. [Photo provided by State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company]
