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44 dead after blast rocks industrial park in China

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IANS Nanjing

Death toll has risen to 44 and 90 others were seriously injured after an explosion ripped through an industrial park on Thursday afternoon in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, the rescue headquarters said on Friday.

A total of 640 people are receiving medical treatment in hospitals. Among them, 32 are still in critical conditions and 58 others sustain severe injuries, according to the rescue headquarters.

The explosion happened at about 2:48 p.m. on Thursday, following a fire that broke out in a factory located in a chemical industrial park, Xinhua reported.

Workers were trapped after buildings were knocked down by the shockwave, which also shattered windows of nearby residential houses. Witnesses said many workers were seen running out of the factory covered in blood after the blast.

 

The Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a team of experts to the site and urged all-out efforts in the rescue.

--IANS

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First Published: Mar 22 2019 | 7:54 AM IST

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