One killed, 30 injured in gas leak in China

Beijing: One person was killed and about 30 others injured after carbon monoxide gas leaked in a steel company in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

The leakage occured late last night in Acheng Iron & Steel Co, Ltd in the city's Acheng district, an official with the district government said.

The injured were admitted to nearby hospital, in which 10 are reported to be in serious conditions.

Rescuers are still determining the exact number of casualties and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, state-run media Xinhua quoted him as saying.

The company, under Xilin Iron & Steel Group, is the the province's largest steel producer.