At least eight people were found dead after an explosion tore through a biotech factory in northern China. The company is located in Shanyin County, about 400 kilometres west of Beijing.
At least eight people have been confirmed dead after an explosion tore through a biotech factory in northern China on Sunday, state media reported, raising the death toll by one.
The explosion occurred at a workshop at around 9:00 AM of the Jiapeng biotech company in Shanyin county, Shuozhou city.
State news agency Xinhua had previously reported that seven people died and one person was missing after the Saturday morning explosion at the Jiapeng biotech company in Shanxi province, citing local authorities.
Later, Xinhua confirmed eight people are dead, adding that the firm’s legal representative had been taken into custody and an investigation team has been established.
The company is located in Shanyin County, about 400 kilometres west of Beijing.
Xinhua said clean-up operations were ongoing, noting that reporters observed dark yellow smoke emanating from the site of the explosion.
Rescue teams are operational and officials are investigating the cause of the blast, the report added.
In late January, an explosion at a steel factory in the neighbouring province of Inner Mongolia left at least nine people dead.
Industrial accidents are frequent in China, often driven by weak safety enforcement, and they continue to disrupt daily life and put citizens at risk.
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