Deadly Blast Rocks A Car Factory In China, Killing More Than 40 And Injuring Over 120
An explosion at a factory in eastern China on Saturday killed 65 people, a government broadcaster said, while more than 100 were injured in what appeared to be an industrial accident.
By Sadho Ram — 02 Aug 2014, 12:16 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
On Saturday morning, after an explosion at an automotive parts factory in eastern China, at least 65 people were killed and 120 were injured, according to reports
An explosion at a factory in eastern China on Saturday killed 65 people, a government broadcaster said, while more than 100 were injured in what appeared to be an industrial accident. The explosion in Kunshan, a city in the eastern province of Jiangsu, "has resulted in 65 deaths", state-broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said in an Internet post.
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State broadcaster CCTV said the blast in Jiangsu province left 65 people dead, but according to the official Xinhua News Agency, the death toll is at more than 40 with over 120 injured
The blast occurred at 7:37 a.m. at a car polishing workshop of a metal products company, Xinhua said.
go.comKunshan hospital staff confirmed more than 100 burn victims had been admitted to the hospital and multiple medical teams had arrived at the scene of the explosion.
aljazeera.comTaizhou Zhongrong Metal Products officials have yet to comment on the incident. Meanwhile, officials are investigating the cause of the blast and working on rescue efforts.
Pictures posted online showed a charred body being wheeled on a stretcher, and people with burned clothing sitting on the ground outside a factory complex that was billowing black smoke.
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"The scene is a mess, it's unrecognisable," a witness at the scene wrote on Sina Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter. Industrial accidents occur with some regularity in China, where safety standards are often lax.
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