Name:_________________________		Date:_______________
Cloze Passage (4.7) Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word. A Boiler Explosion

Two technicians and a factory supervisor were __________ in hospital with severe burns after a ___________ boiler exploded in a chemical plant early yesterday morning. The plant is not _________ yet and the three workers were ____________ trial runs. A flash fire followed by an explosion _____________ inside the furnace of the boiler. This ___________ in the collapse of the boiler structure and high-pressure steam was ________________ into the atmosphere. The fire brigade arrived ______________ minutes and brought the fire under control within ___________ hour. The injured workers are reported to be in critical but stable ___________. Meanwhile the company is conducting investigations into the _____________ of the explosion and promised to fully _____________ the injured workers and their families.

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