China confirms deaths of 4 Chinese workers in Indonesia nickel smelter furnace fire

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Victims got treatment at Morowali Regional Hospital after an explosion at the nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia, December 24, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Faisal/via REUTERS

Beijing (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Monday confirmed four Chinese workers were killed in a fire at a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.