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Omaha Steve

(99,593 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:51 AM Oct 2015

9 missing in blast at chemical plant in eastern China

Source: AP

BEIJING (AP) — State media say an explosion at a chemical factory in eastern China has injured two people and left nine others missing.

The Xinhua News Agency said the cause of the explosion Wednesday at a workshop owned by Tianbao Chemical Industry Co. in Shandong province is still unknown. The company manufactures explosives for mining and other commercial uses.

Xinhua said one of the injured is in critical condition.

The explosion is the latest in a string of serious accidents involving deadly chemicals in China. In August, 173 people, many of them firefighters, were killed in a chemical explosion in the port of Tianjin involving 700 tons of highly toxic sodium cyanide.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/38fdc7ecd5544233944285aa04e58c92/9-missing-blast-chemical-plant-eastern-china

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9 missing in blast at chemical plant in eastern China (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

boy, they sure are having a lot of explosions lately. Javaman Oct 2015 #1

Because they are a Rethuglican paradise. Daemonaquila Oct 2015 #2

on point! nt Javaman Oct 2015 #3

As post#2 points out it could be lack of regulations ... or... underpants Oct 2015 #4

that's what I think. Javaman Oct 2015 #5

Even in the cities underpants Oct 2015 #6

I know people that have worked in China FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #7

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

1. boy, they sure are having a lot of explosions lately.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 07:59 AM

Oct 2015

interesting, huh?

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)

2. Because they are a Rethuglican paradise.

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:11 AM

Oct 2015

Business uber alles! No problematic regulations! Heaven!

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

3. on point! nt

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:34 AM

Oct 2015

underpants

(182,776 posts)

4. As post#2 points out it could be lack of regulations ... or...

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:46 AM

Oct 2015

It could be sabotage. As in, worker revolt.

They have had a series of this happening over the last few months.

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

5. that's what I think.

Reply to underpants (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:49 AM

Oct 2015

I know that they are having troubles in the interior of china that go under reported.

I wouldn't be the least surprised if that was the case.

underpants

(182,776 posts)

6. Even in the cities

Reply to Javaman (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 09:03 AM

Oct 2015

We know about the netting for "jumpers" at some of the factories but something else is happening. Their workers are actually demanding raises. China is having to outsource a lot to avoid turmoil.

As you say, out in the country (where most of these accidents are occurring) there are reports of some upheaval. Probably more than the little we are hearing.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

7. I know people that have worked in China

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:53 AM

Oct 2015

No safety regulations.

Dangerously reactive chemicals stored in nearby containers.

My brother went to their space center and walked out of a building and refused to re-enter due to how things were stored there.

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