7 dead, 5 injured in container blast in east China

Seven people have been confirmed dead, and five others injured after an explosion occurred in a container containing scrap metal in a metal molding plant in east China's Jiangsu Province Sunday morning.

The explosion happened at 7:12 a.m. in an outdoor yard of the Kunshan Waffer Technology Corp. Ltd. in Kunshan Bonded Zone.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.