Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640
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
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)
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