TEHRAN, Apr 06 - The Chinese chemical industry park where an explosion last month killed 78 people and left hundreds injured will be closed, authorities have said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The blast inYancheng city, eastern Jiangsu province, was one of the worst industrial accidents in the country in recent years, razing buildings nearby and blowing out the windows of surrounding homes. Authorities evacuated thousands of residents.
The decision to close the Xiangshui Chemical Industry Park was made Thursday by the local government, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
Jiangsu province will also begin closing chemical plants, with the number of producers to be cut roughly in half by 2020, news site The Paper reported.
Local authorities said Tuesday 187 people hurt in the blast remained in hospital with two in critical condition.
In 2015, China saw one of its worst industrial accidents when giant chemical blasts in the northern port city of Tianjin killed at least 165 people.
Source: AFP
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