Eight people were killed in a factory explosion in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Saturday, state media reported. "A dust explosion occurred in the production workshop of Shenrong Metal Technology Limited, killing eight people and lightly injuring eight others," Xinhua said. A dust explosion occurs when flammable particles, including metals, in the air ignite. In May last year, nine people died in a blast at a factory used to produce hydrogen peroxide in Liaocheng, a city in China's eastern Shandong province. And in November 2022, more than 20 people were killed at a factory in central China's Henan province, with authorities blaming workers engaged in illegal welding.

Source: The Standard January 20, 2024 19:10 UTC