UPDATE: Death toll climbs to 62 in Chinese chemical plant blast
SHANGHAI - An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 62 people and left 94 others seriously injured, state media said late on Friday , the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation, but the company - which produces more than 30 organic chemical compounds, some of which are highly flammable - had been cited and fined for work safety violations in the past, the China Daily said. "There have recently been a series of major accidents, and all places and relevant departments must fully learn the lessons from these," the report cited him as saying.
Jiangsu will launch inspections on chemical producers and warehouses, according to an emergency notice published by official media on Friday. In 2015, 165 people were killed in a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin.
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