Five people were also injured, reports said. The initial blasts killed at least 114 people and 65 were reported missing. At least 21 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a power plant in China’s central Hubei province on Thursday, reports said, a grim reminder of the lack of safety in the country’s industrial sector. A steam pipe explosion is said to have caused the blast in Hubei. “A high-pressure steam pipe exploded at the Madian Gangue Power Generation company in Dangyang city around 3.20 pm.

Source: Hindustan Times August 11, 2016 15:49 UTC