More than 600 people are receiv­ing medica­l treatm­entYANCHENG, CHINA: The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China surged to 47 on Friday, making it one of the country’s worst industrial accidents in recent years. Blast rocks east China chemical plant, casualties unknown: official“We knew we’d be blown up one day,” said one 60-year-old woman surnamed Xiang. Black smoke could still be seen rising from the chemical plant on Friday morning before dissipating. Deadly industrial accidents are common in China, where safety regulations are often poorly enforced. In 2015, China saw one of its worst industrial accidents when giant chemical blasts in the northern port city of Tianjin killed at least 165 people.

Source: The Express Tribune March 22, 2019 05:37 UTC