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Local residents preparing to be evacuated look at ignited leaking gas well at Gaoqiao Town in Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 25, 2006. The well of Sichuan Provincial Petroleum Administration began to leak on Saturday during final tests which were being conducted to bring the just-finished well into production. The local government has evacuated 5,000 people who lived within one kilometer from the gas well. No injuries have been reported. Rescuers were hoping to be able to cap the well on Sunday.
A gas technician shows the reading indicated by a sulfureted hydrogen detector near Luojia No. 2 Gas Well in Gaoqiao Town in Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on March 26, 2006. The well began to leak during final tests which were being conducted to bring the just-finished well into production on March 25. The air and water in the rivers near the well remained uncontaminated thanks to the efforts made by the command center for the accident.
Rescuers prepare to cap an ignited leaking gas well at Gaoqiao Town in Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 26, 2006.
Picture taken on March 26, 2006 shows the leaking gas well at Gaoqiao Town in Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, within the vicinity of Luojia No. 16H Gas Well, where a deadly gas blowout killed 243 people on Dec. 23, 2003. The well of Sichuan Provincial Petroleum Administration began to leak Saturday during final tests which were being conducted to bring the just-finished well into production. The local government has evacuated 5,000 people who lived within one kilometer from the gas well.
Picture taken on March 26, 2006 shows trucks carrying rescuing equipment near the leaking gas well at Gaoqiao Town in Kaixian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The well of Sichuan Provincial Petroleum Administration began to leak on Saturday during final tests which were being conducted to bring the just-finished well into production.
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