China to Punish Company Officials for Toxic River Spill

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BEIJING - Senior executives of a state-owned oil company will be punished for a toxic river spill that cut off water supplies to millions of people living in northeastern China and Russia, state media reported today.

The disaster last November was one of China's worst cases of water pollution. A chemical plant blast spilled tons of benzene and other toxic material into the Songhua River in Jilin province, forcing authorities to shut down water supplies.

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China to Punish Company Officials for Toxic River Spill

Xinhua News Agency said the State Council, China's Ca...

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