Status: 22.11.2022 07:01 a.m
According to Chinese state media, numerous people died in a fire on a company site in central China. So far there is no information regarding the cause of the fire. The company is supposed to trade in chemicals.
According to the dpa news agency, at least 38 people died in a fire in a factory in China. According to state television, the fire broke out on Monday in the city of Anyang in the central Chinese province of Henan. Initially, 36 fatalities and two missing people were mentioned. It was later said that 38 people had died.
There was initially no information regarding the cause. Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, state media reports said. More than 200 rescue workers and 60 firefighters were deployed. According to the AP news agency, the fire broke out in Anyang’s so-called high-tech zone at a factory that trades in chemicals and industrial goods.
Again and once more industrial accidents in China
In China, devastating fires and industrial accidents occur once more and once more, which can be traced back to negligence and non-compliance with safety regulations.
The disaster brings back memories of a similar major fire in October 2007, when a fire at an illegal shoe factory in Hushi Village, southeast China’s Fujian Province, killed dozens. Many other workers were injured. The barred windows became a death trap for many. The police later arrested the owner of the factory.
