Death toll of factory blast in E China rises to 75
(xinhua) Updated: 2014-08-04 10:52BEIJING -- The death toll from a factory blast in east China's Jiangsu Province rose to 75 on Monday as a senior official in charge of the country's work safety said "very serious dereliction of duty" was behind the accident.
A total of 185 others were injured in the blast which ripped through a factory in Kunshan City in Jiangsu on Saturday morning.
Related Stories
- Blast prompts call for protection of workers' rights
- Factory blast reveals lax safety measures
- China factory blast reveals lax safety measures at work sites
- People donate blood for injured workers in factory blast
- Xi demands all-out efforts to treat blast survivors
- Factory blast kills 69, injures 150 in Kunshan
- Fire contained following China chemical plant blast
- Govt encourages people to work 4.5 days a week
- Action to be taken as HIV cases among students rise
- Debate grows over reproductive rights
- Country's first bishop ordained in 3 years
- China builds Tibetan Buddhism academy in Chengdu
- Authorities require reporting of HIV infections at schools
- Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in East China
- Police crack down on overseas gambling site
- Debate over death penalty for child traffickers goes on
- Beijing to tighten mail security for war anniversary
Highlights
Hot Topics
Ground level Rule of law Panda China youths Anti-terror drive Family planning Smog Fox Hunt Beijing integrates with Tianjin, Hebei China cracks down on graft
