Beijing, Jun 17 (PTI) Eight people were injured and six more were missing after an explosion ripped through a factory in northwest China's Gansu province, local authorities said on Friday.

The explosion took place at a chemical factory in the provincial capital of Lanzhou on Thursday night, they said.

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The injured were hospitalised, and their condition was stated to be stable. Rescuers are searching for the missing people.

Risks of secondary disasters have been ruled out, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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