5 died after accident in northeast China chemical fiber plant

An employee works on a production line of viscose staple fiber in Tangshan Sanyou Group in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, July 12, 2018. A viscose staple fiber plant of Sanyou Group, a key project of Hebei Province, has been put into operation recently. With a 200,000-ton annual production, this project enables a total annual production capacity of chemical fiber of 800,000 tons for the company.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Five people were killed due to inhaling toxic gases after an accident occurred at a chemical fiber plant in the city of Jilin, northeast China's Jilin Province late Saturday, local authorities said Sunday.

Eight others were injured and are in stable condition at the hospital.