Nine people were missing and two injured in a blast at an east China
factory on Wednesday, state media said, the latest in a string of
warehouse and plant explosions.
The frequency of blasts in China,
including massive explosions that killed more than 160 people in the
north-eastern city of Tianjin in August, have
raised questions about
safety standards failing to keep up with three decades of breakneck
economic growth.
The blast occurred at Shandong Tianbao Chemical
Industry Corporation in Shandong province's Pingyi county, Xinhua news
agency said, adding that the company made civilian-use explosive
materials.
"The cause of the blast is being further investigated," Xinhua said.
Chemical
facilities explosions are relatively common in China and blasts have
killed people since the Tianjin disaster, which spurred nationwide
shutdowns and safety checks.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
9 missing in east China factory blast
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