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1 killed, 1 injured in S Korean oil storage tank explosion

Seoul, Feb 10 (UNI) One worker was killed and the other was injured on Monday in South Korea's oil storage tank explosion, according to Yonhap news agency.
The explosion occurred at about 11:15 a.m. local time (0215 GMT) at a factory in Ulsan, some 300 km southeast of the capital Seoul.
One of the two workers in their 30s at the scene was taken to a hospital unconscious to undergo surgery, but died later in the day.
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