RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : China - Explosion

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-25, 04:05:21 [UTC] Ref.no.: EX-20100225-25062-CHN Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-25 at 18:41:59 [UTC] Event: Explosion Location: China Province of Hebei Qinhuangdao Lihua Starch Co. Ltd Qinhuangdao Number of Deads: 13 person(s) Number of Injured: 50 person(s) Number of Missing: 5 person(s) Situation: Thirteen people died and 50 were injured in an explosion at a starch factory in China's northern Hebei province on Wednesday. Five people were still reported missing on Thursday. The explosion ripped through a workshop of the factory. According to the spokesman, initial investigations indicated the accident was caused by a dust explosion. The injured were receiving treatment at a local hospital. Nine of them were in a critical condition, state media said. The company, Qinhuangdao Lihua Starch Co. Ltd., has been ordered to halt production and a vice general manager of the company, as well as the director of the workshop are "being held by police," said the local government spokesman. A two-month-long overhaul of work safety in the city had been launched by the government, the spokesman said. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu