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乌克兰工厂爆炸死亡人数上升到5人

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 　　KIEV, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll1 in a chemical plant explosion in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region has risen to 5 after two of the wounded succumbed2 to injuries, the Ukrainian State Service for Emergencies said on Tuesday.

　　The blast occurred at around 2:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) Tuesday at the Stirol plant in Gorlovka town during maintenance work on an ammonia reservoir. It ripped through the plant, killing3 three workers on the spot and injuring 11 others.
　　The injured were rushed to a local hospital, where two of them died later.
　　"Some of the injured are in serious condition, but most are in moderate state," City Prosecutor4 of Gorlovka Oleg Kolesnik said at a briefing later in the day.
　　All the victims suffered from respiratory tract5 burns and ammonia poisoning, Kolesnik added.
　　The local authorities said that there was no immediate6 threat to public health, as no harmful chemicals were released into the air.
　　The Donetsk Region Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case over the incident.
　　Stirol, one of the largest fertilizer producers in Ukraine, also suffered a fire on May 26, which caused no casualties.

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1 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 succumbed 625a9b57aef7b895b965fdca2019ba63     
不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死
参考例句：
  • The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
  • After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 prosecutor 6RXx1     
n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人
参考例句：
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
5 tract iJxz4     
n.传单，小册子，大片(土地或森林)
参考例句：
  • He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
  • He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。
6 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

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