Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.

The blast occurred on Thursday at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng, in Jiangsu province, and the fire was finally brought under control at 3.00 a.m. on Friday (1900 GMT), state television said.

Survivors were taken to 16 hospitals with 640 people being treated for injuries. Thirty-two of them were critically injured, it said.

The fire at a plant owned by the Tianjiayi Chemical Company spread to neighboring factories. Children at a kindergarten in the vicinity were also injured in the blast, media reported.

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WORLD NEWS MARCH 21, 2019 / 8:04 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-blast/blast-at-chinese-chemical-plant-kills-44-injures-640-idUSKCN1R300D

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EDIT: article updated at link

Original headline: Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 44, injures 640


The cause of the accident is under investigation (Getty Images)

[applegrove]

1. Vibes to the victims and their families.

[Stuart G]

2. k and r. Horrible..

[Dopers_Greed]

3. If it's state media reporting

Take those numbers and multiply them by 2-4

[C Moon]

4. My expatriate inlaws keep trying to convince their children what a grand government China has.

I'm sure they'll have a reason for this one.
Anything negative with China in the news, and they defend the motherland.