Rescuers have pulled a survivor from rubble in the wake of a massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China that killed at least 64 people.
Yangcheng - Rescuers pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday in the wake of a massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China that flattened buildings, blew out windows more than a mile away and killed at least 64 people.
The company, Tianjiayi Chemical Co - which produces more than 30 organic chemical compounds, some highly flammable - had been cited and fined for work safety violations in the past, the China Daily had reported. "No one is thinking about how people will pay their medical bills at the moment - the priority is rescuing them and worrying about fees later," said one volunteer surnamed Jiang, who was sent to help out at the hospital by his employers on Friday.
After the blast in Yancheng, police, some wearing face masks, sealed off roads to what was left of the devastated, smouldering plant. President Xi Jinping, who is in Italy on a state visit, ordered all-out efforts to care for the injured and to "earnestly maintain social stability", state television said.
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