65 killed in China car factory blast
A factory blast in China's eastern industrial province of Jiangsu has killed at least 65 people and injured more than 100 others, Chinese state media said on Saturday, citing government sources.
The blast-hit company, Zhongrong Metal Production, is a supplier of #GeneralMotors. At least 65 dead from the blast.https://t.co/JG2PdUwclX
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) August 2, 2014
State news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred around 7:30am on Saturday in the city of Kunshan in Jiangsu after an explosion ripped through a workshop that polishes wheel hubs.
Images on China Central Television (CCTV) showed large plumes of black smoke billowing from a low-rise building with other images showing the injured lying on wooden pallets and being loaded on to trucks and ambulances.
CCTV identified the factory as Zhongrong Plating. Zhongrong's website said the firm employs 450 workers and counts General Motors and other US companies as clients.
When the explosion happened, more than 200 workers were at the site and 40 died immediately, CCTV said.
Horrific: 65 dead, over 100 injured in factory blast in Kunshan, east China on Saturday morning, via @XHNews pic.twitter.com/aDXJw5OhDZ
— Ananth Krishnan (@ananthkrishnan) August 2, 2014
The state broadcaster said rescue work is underway and authorities are still trying to verify the number of casualties.
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