Beijing, Rabi'I 9, 1436, Dec 31, 2014, SPA -- A gas explosion at a factory in south-eastern China killed 17 and injured 33 Wednesday, dpa cited a news report as saying. The explosion happened around 9:30 am (0130 GMT) at a factory in the industrial city of Foshan in Guangdong province, Xinhua news agency reported. The factory operated by Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co was closed for cleaning at the time of the accident, the report said. --SPA 12:46 LOCAL TIME 09:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w