SHANGHAI—An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said on March 22, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.
The blast occurred on Thursday at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng, in Jiangsu Province, and the fire was finally brought under control at 3.00 a.m. on Friday, state television said.