{"id":377681,"date":"2017-11-26T09:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=377681"},"modified":"2017-11-26T09:13:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T09:13:46","slug":"deadly-blast-rocks-chinese-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/deadly-blast-rocks-chinese-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly blast rocks Chinese city"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured in an explosion in the eastern Chinese port city of Ningbo, local officials say.<\/p>\n
The blast is said to have occurred at a factory at about 09:00 (01:00 GMT) in the city’s Jiangbei District, causing some nearby buildings to collapse.<\/p>\n
State media reported that at least 30 people had been taken to local hospitals amid rescue operations.<\/p>\n
Footage showed rescuers carrying people away from an area surrounded by debris.<\/p>\n
Industrial accidents are common in China, and have prompted growing calls for better safety standards.<\/p>\n
The government says it has been tightening site inspections and toughening punishments for safety lapses.<\/p>\n
But while the number of workplace deaths in 2017 is reported to have fallen by more than 25% on 2016 – industrial fatalities still number at least 29,000 in the year to date.<\/p>\n