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China chemical plant explosion

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers using sniffer dogs to search for survivors in the aftermath of a gas explosion in Shiyan city in central China’s Hubei Province on Sunday, June 13, 2021. At least a dozen people were killed and more seriously injured Sunday after a gas line explosion tore through the residential neighborhood in central China. (Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via AP)

Deadly China gas explosion raises industry safety, ESG issues to the fore

Xi Jinping has ordered local government leaders to launch thorough inspections of chemical storage facilities and oil and gas pipe networks.

16 Jun 2021 - 4:58PMvideocam

Chemical plant blast in central China kills 5 people

28 Sep 2020 - 10:32PMvideocam

At least six killed in a factory explosion in China's Hubei province

4 Aug 2020 - 6:02PM

China’s chemical crackdown ‘having more impact than US trade war’

Industry official says that campaign targeting illegal plants after deadly blast is forcing international suppliers to look elsewhere

31 Jul 2019 - 11:38PM

A deadly explosion at a plant in Yancheng prompted the latest crackdown. Photo: AP

Chinese chemical plant to close after fatal explosion

Authorities in Yancheng city act after country’s deadliest industrial accident in four years. Move comes as provincial government pledges to overhaul local industry.

5 Apr 2019 - 11:36PM

Chinese industrial park where chemical blast happened ‘opened in a rush’

Engineer alleges the park was set up without a proper planning process and accuses local authorities of turning a blind eye to the safety risks after taking bribes, official newspaper reports.

31 Mar 2019 - 11:14PM

Man held over rumours of 18 firefighters killed battling chemical blast blaze

Authorities dismiss ‘hateful’ internet post, while Jiangsu fire chiefs say none of their crews were among 78 dead in Thursday’s disaster.

25 Mar 2019 - 11:20PM

Firefighters assess the damage at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant in Xiangshui county, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, where 78 people are known to have been killed by an explosion. Photo: Reuters

Death toll from China chemical plant blast rises to 78

Cabinet orders nationwide checks on chemical plants to spot dangers.

25 Mar 2019 - 11:20PM

Pollution containment stepped up at site of chemical factory blast

Rescue operations expanded to nearly 2 sq km, with 28 still reported missing.

25 Mar 2019 - 4:45PM

China tragedy: How do you tell your kids mum won’t be coming home?

Zhu Han lost his wife in the explosion at a chemical plant in Jiangsu province, and now he has to tell his two young children.

24 Mar 2019 - 11:21PM

Former Wangshang resident Zhu Xiaoying returned to the village to help his father repair his home after the chemical blast. Photo: Mandy Zuo

‘I knew it was a time bomb’: China chemical blast not the first at park

Local residents say they took the risk of staying there because they relied on the factories for work, while investigators criticise authorities and company bosses for failing to rectify safety problems.

23 Mar 2019 - 11:02PM

Green group says ‘problems were known’ at Chinese chemical factories

China has set up a task force to investigate the cause of a blast at a chemical plant where 13 safety issues were found in an inspection last year.

25 Mar 2019 - 3:31PM

Chinese chemical plant survivors recall ‘earth-shattering’ blast

One man said he saw a child being thrown into the air, while witnesses describe how shards of glass ‘fell like rain’ after Yancheng explosion.

23 Mar 2019 - 11:18AM

Chemical plant explosion boosts China dye stocks, sinks affected firms

An explosion in eastern China rocked chemical sector stocks on Friday, with shares of companies where employees were killed and production shut down sinking. Major dye producers soared on expectations that dye prices could spike because of tightened supply of a chemical compound.

25 Mar 2019 - 11:21AM

All companies in Xiangshui Biochemical Park, where the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant is located, have been shut down temporarily, according to the local government. Photo: AP

Explosions and landslides – China’s worst accidents since 2014

A string of incidents, often caused by lax safety standards and criminal negligence, have resulted in widespread loss of life over the past five years.

23 Mar 2019 - 3:43AM

The aftermath of the 2015 Tianjin blast that killed 173 people, many of whom were firefighters. Photo: EPA

China chemical blast: relatives grieve and villagers flee like refugees

Hospital emergency wards filled with injured workers, residents and anxious families, as survivors and witnesses tell of the destruction caused by Thursday’s blast at chemical plant in Jiangsu.

22 Mar 2019 - 7:36PM

China factory blast death toll rises

22 Mar 2019 - 12:12PM

China chemical plant explosion leaves at least 64 dead

Explosion at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant on Thursday leaves 640 injured and forces nearly 3,000 people to be evacuated.

23 Mar 2019 - 2:20AM

A crater and clouds of smoke dominate the scene after the explosion at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant. Photo: Handout

6 dead after explosion at Chinese pesticide plant

22 Mar 2019 - 10:52AM

Earthquake detected after explosion at Chinese pesticide plant

Children among injured as blast at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant damages nearby residential buildings, school and vehicles.

22 Mar 2019 - 12:40PM

Hundreds of firefighters have been mobilised to contain a fire caused by a blast at a pesticide plant in Jiangsu province on Thursday. Photo: Chinanews.com

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China chemical plant explosion

Dozens were killed and hundreds more injured in an explosion at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in Yancheng, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on March 21, 2019. The explosion was so powerful that the China Earthquake Administration reported it had detected a magnitude 2.2 earthquake believed to be from the blast.

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9 September, 2024