Exploitation of a chemical plant in China: 64 dead, 28 missing and more than 600 wounded

This is what happened in Yancheng City. It's one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years. Of the injured, 90 are serious and 21 are in critical condition.

A strong explosion in a chemical plant in eastern China, characterized by numerous security breaches, left at least 64 dead and 640 injured, 90 of them serious and 21 in critical condition.

The explosion is one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years. State television showed broken cars, broken windows and bloody workers leaving the factory.

Schools and nurseries in the area were closed and about 3,000 people were evacuated while the authorities badyzed the quality of the air and water.

The incident, which occurred Thursday in an industrial park in Yancheng City, north of Shanghai, left dozens of workers stranded after the collapse of some buildings.

The images revealed by the local media initially showed a large column of smoke following the blast, while another video broadcast showed how the factory, or a nearby building, was jumping in the air and dozens of people who were nearby they escaped bloody.

Accidents are common in the Chinese industrial sector, but it is one of the worst of the past four years.

SOURCE TN