US Politics | Horror moment blaze engulfs factory killing 38 as 250 firefighters are deployed to find missing workers in China
AT LEAST 38 people have been killed in a horrific inferno at a tech factory in China. Nearly 250 firefighters are still hunting for missing workers after the blaze at the Kaixinda Trading Company in the Henan province. 
APThe inferno engulfed the Kaixinda Trading Company factory on Monday afternoon '/ ' 
Hundreds of firefighters spent several hours extinguishing the ferocious flamesAP The area, known as the city's ...high-tech... district, was lit by an ominous orange glow as the fire raged on Monday afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the chemical and electrical goods facility just after 4.22pm local time, according to reports. A whopping 240 firefighters tackled the roaring flames with their 63 vehicles, eventually extinguishing the fire by 11pm. After the blaze was put out after several gruelling hours, teams began searching among the rubble for survivors. READ MORE ON CHINA 
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SANTA BABY I save SO much cash at Christmas through a sneaky trick - every mum should do it Flames shot more than a quarter of a mile into the sky after the terrifying fireball in Tongling. An explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang in August 2016 also killed 21 people. 
APAuthorities say ...criminal suspects' have been arrested in connection with the fire '/ ' 
APEmergency responders are still searching for missing workers '/ '
APThe inferno engulfed the Kaixinda Trading Company factory on Monday afternoon '/ ' Hundreds of firefighters spent several hours extinguishing the ferocious flamesAP The area, known as the city's ...high-tech... district, was lit by an ominous orange glow as the fire raged on Monday afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the chemical and electrical goods facility just after 4.22pm local time, according to reports. A whopping 240 firefighters tackled the roaring flames with their 63 vehicles, eventually extinguishing the fire by 11pm. After the blaze was put out after several gruelling hours, teams began searching among the rubble for survivors. READ MORE ON CHINA EMPIRE OF DUST How President Xi's brutal 'Covid Zero' crackdown could lead to his downfall At least 38 people died and two others were injured, the local government in part of Anyang city said in a statement on Tuesday. Another two people are still missing following the devastating fire. Officials revealed an unspecified number of ...criminal suspects... have been taken into custody in connection with the incident. China's emergency management minister Wang Xiangxi has been liaising with authorities at the scene. Most read in The US Sun FIND HIM Cops pause landfill search for body of Quinton Simon who vanished 6 weeks ago GIVE UP THE GHOST Moment 'ghost patient' is greeted by hospital worker a day after DYING WHAT HAPPENED? Eerie details emerge after plane disappears with 239 people onboard ODD PAST Dark details emerge about America's most inbred family who live in eerie shack CHEAP DESSERTS Aldi is offering three tasty treats at great prices this week RISKY People tell me to wear a bra under my cheerleading uniform, I don't think I need it An investigation is now underway into what caused the deadly inferno, state broadcaster CCTV said. ...After receiving the alarm, the municipal fire rescue detachment immediately dispatched forces to the scene,... they reported. ...Public security, emergency response, municipal administration, and power supply units rushed to the scene at the same time to carry out emergency handling and rescue work.... Online listings for the Kaixinda Trading Company describe the factory as a wholesaler specialising in a range of industrial goods. Chilling video footage shows plumes of smoke billowing through the air as the building was overcome by roaring flames. Others show terrified residents fleeing to safety as shards of glass littered nearby streets. Industrial accidents are common in China amid lax safety measures in a bid to cut costs as firms tackle fierce competition. Poor storage conditions, locked exits and a lack of firefighting equipment are often cited as direct causes. An explosion at a pesticide plant in the city of Yancheng in March 2019 killed 47 people and injured more than 600. The blast at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park \- which produced more than 30 organic chemical compounds, some highly flammable \- rippled across the region. It smashed windows in villages over two kilometres away while the flames spread to neighbouring factories. In 2017, a giant mushroom cloud was left menacingly looming in the sky after a huge industrial explosion at a chemical plant. Read More on The Sun OH WOW I'm covered in tattoos & inked my eyes, people are stunned at my before pics SANTA BABY I save SO much cash at Christmas through a sneaky trick - every mum should do it Flames shot more than a quarter of a mile into the sky after the terrifying fireball in Tongling. An explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang in August 2016 also killed 21 people. APAuthorities say ...criminal suspects' have been arrested in connection with the fire '/ ' APEmergency responders are still searching for missing workers '/ '
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