Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640A vehicle of paramilitary police is seen near smoke following an explosion at a chemical industrial park in Xiangshui county, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China March 21, 2019. Survivors were taken to 16 hospitals with 640 people being treated for injuries. The fire at a plant owned by the Tianjiayi Chemical Company spread to neighboring factories. Jiangsu will launch inspections on chemical producers and warehouses, according to an emergency notice published by official media on Friday. In 2015, 165 people were killed in a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2019 03:11 UTC