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BostonHerald.com - International News: Death toll in eastern China chemical blast rises to 16
Death toll in eastern China chemical blast rises to 16
By Associated Press
Monday, June 19, 2006 - Updated: 10:06 AM EST
BEIJING - The death toll in a chemical plant explosion in eastern China has risen to 16, with 24 workers hospitalized with injuries, a state-run newspaper said Monday.
The explosion on Friday razed the two-story chemical explosives factory owned by the Dun’an Chemical Group Co., Ltd. in Anhui province, the third major industrial disaster to strike in a week.
On Saturday, the government had said the explosion killed 14.
Ten bodies recovered were identified as workers but the other six were burned beyond recognition, the China Daily newspaper said Monday. It was not immediately clear how many people were working at the time of the explosion.
Some 24 workers were receiving treatment at local hospitals, the newspaper said.
An initial investigation found that there were at least 4 tons of explosives in the workshop and the blast was likely triggered during powder mixing, it said.
On Thursday, a series of explosions at the Longxing Chemical Co. plant in Zhejiang province left one person injured and two missing.
A week ago, a truck loaded with coal tar crashed and dumped its cargo into the Dasha river in Shanxi province, forcing local officials to scramble to prevent the sludge from flowing into a major reservoir 45 miles downstream.
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