Ag Products Storage Explosion in China Kills 2, Injures Many

Two people died and many were injured in an explosion Saturday morning at an agricultural products storage site in East China's Shandong Province, local media report.

The blast occurred about 9:30 a.m. in Jining, an important inland port. Early reports indicate that an electrical fire connected with local woodcutting somehow triggered the explosion that shattered windows and collapsed ceiling over a wide area.

Witnesses disagree as to whether there was one explosion or two. Police quickly cordoned off the area.