Fire crews battled the blaze for hours before recovering four bodies - all women - from the destroyed building.
The blast caused noticeable tremors in the area and sent large plumes of smoke into the sky.
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Factory explosion in North China kills 8

The explosion occurred at Jiapeng biotech company, located in Shanyin County, about 400km west of Beijing.
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