Situation begins to stabilize after blast
Seventy-two hours after explosion in a chemical plant in Xiangshui, East China's Jiangsu Province, rescue teams were still searching for missing people when a Global Times reporter entered the blast site on Sunday afternoon.
59 discharged after chemical plant blast in E China
A total of 59 people have been discharged from hospitals after a blast hit a chemical plant in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday, according to the rescue headquarters.
At least 64 people died as thousands of local residents evacuated
As of Sunday, 604 injured victims have received medical treatment. This includes 19 in critical condition and 98 with severe injuries. Fifty-nine people have been discharged from hospital and 142 remain under observation, the People's Daily reported.
Take a closer look at the core area of the Xiangshui chemical plant explosion site
The Xiangshui chemical plant explosion site in East China's Jiangsu Province covers an area of 1.1 square kilometers and 17 companies are involved. Many workers were working at their positions when the explosion occurred. Reporters from the Global Times stepped in the core area of the Xiangshui chemical plant explosion site and recorded these shocking images. The explosion on March 21 has killed at least 64 people. Photos: Li Hao/GT
Chinese State Councilor guides rescue work after deadly industrial park blast
Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong has stressed all-out efforts to treat the injured and deal with the follow-up work well following a deadly chemical plant explosion in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Blast search and rescue continues Saturday
Although major fires have been put out at the Xiangshui chemical plant explosion site on Saturday
afternoon, firefighters and rescuers remain there searching for survivors. Local residents living
nearby started to clean and restore their impacted houses, and volunteers are making lunches for
the firefighters and rescuers.
Xiangshui explosion possibly started from plant's warehouse of dangerous solid waste
A warehouse storing dangerous solid waste was the possible source of the blast at the Tiyanjiyi Chemical Plant in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, not benzene tanks as earlier speculated, China Chemicals Journal reported Thursday, citing an insider close to the central government's investigation team.
Local residents in Xiangshui volunteer to donate blood
Local residents in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, volunteer to donate blood for the critically injured at Thursday's tragic chemical plant explosion, which killed 64. Docters said blood supplies are sufficient.
Yanchgeng hospitals receive patients of Xiangshui explosion
16 hospitals across Yanchgeng, East China's Jiangsu Province, had received and treated 617 patients of Xiangshui explosion, among whom 523 have been lightly bruised by glass shards.
Latest updates of Xiangshui explosion - Death toll rises to 64
Latest updates of Xiangshui explosion - Death toll rises to 64
Mayor: 64 killed in Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
An explosion at a chemical plant in Yangcheng city in East China's Jiangsu Province killed 64 people while 21 remain in critical condition and 28 others are listed as missing on Saturday morning, about 40 hours after the tragic blast.
Deal toll of Jiangsu's tragic chemical plant blast climbs to 64
Sixty-four people are confirmed dead while 21 remain in critical condition in hospitals and 28 others are missing, 40 hours after a tragic chemical plant explosion in Xiangshui County, East China's Jiangsu Province, it was announced by Cao Lubao, mayor of Yancheng, at a press conference Saturday. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)
Xi urges all-out rescue efforts for plant explosion that killed 64
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged an all-out rescue effort and precautions against further accidents after a chemical plant explosion in Xiangshui, East China's Jiangsu Province killed at least 62.
Safety measures key to quality development
A chemical explosion in Xiangshui county, East China's Jiangsu Province has claimed 47 lives with dozens critically wounded as of Friday noon. The major accident occurred not long after the blast in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province on November 28, 2018.
Village near Xiangshui chemical explosion area in a mess
Photos taken on March 22, 2019, show that many houses in Wangshang village, the nearest village to the chemical explosion area in Xiangshui, East China's Jiangsu Province, are damaged. The roads to the chemical plant are blocked and the plant is smoking at 6 pm local time. An explosion in the chemical plant on March 21 kills at least 47 people.
Xi demands all-out efforts to rescue victims after industrial park explosion kills 47
Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday demanded all-out efforts to search and rescue victims after an industrial park explosion in east China's Jiangsu Province killed 47 and seriously injured 90.
6 dead, 30 seriously injured after blast rocks industrial park in east China
Six people are dead and 30 others seriously injured after an explosion ripped through an industrial park in the city of Yancheng, eastern China's Jiangsu Province Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.