China jails six over deadly gas well blowout BEIJING - A Chinese court has jailed six gas company workers for errors which led to a gas well blowout in southwestern China late last year that killed 243 people and injured thousands, state television reported on Saturday.China Puts 6 on Trial in Gas Leak Deaths BEIJING - Six gas company employees went on trial Wednesday over a disaster that killed 243 people in December when a burst gas well spewed toxic fumes over mountain villages in China's southwest.Police arrest three workers for China gas blowout BEIJING - Police in southwestern China have arrested three junior employees of state-run China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) for breaking rules and triggering a gas well blowout that killed 234 people, the semi-official China News Service said on Sunday.