"Nearly 50 dead after explosion at China chemical plant", 22 March 2019

An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and left hundreds more injured. The blast at the Tianjiayi chemical plant in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, is one of the worst in the country in recent years.

State television said 640 people were being treated for injuries after the explosion, which has left 90 in hospital in a serious condition.

Nearly 1,000 people who live close to the factory have been moved as a precaution against leaks and additional blasts... the cause of the blast is still under investigation...

The explosion happened at a factory run by the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical company which produces more than 30 organic chemical compounds and has a dismal safety record. China's State Administration for Work Safety cited 13 types of safety hazards at the company in February 2018...