Factory fire kills at least 36 people in central China, state media reports - CNN

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A occurrence astatine a mill successful cardinal China killed 36 radical connected Monday, according to Chinese state-media, the latest successful a drawstring of fatal concern accidents to deed the state successful caller years.

State broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday that 2 radical stay missing and 2 others were being treated for insignificant injuries pursuing the blaze astatine the mill successful Anyang, Henan province.

Police person detained an unspecified fig of suspects successful transportation with the blaze, which took firefighters astir 7 hours to enactment out, according to CCTV.

China has seen a spate of industrial accidents successful caller years that person near scores dead, raising concerns astir nationalist safety.

In 2015, astatine slightest 173 radical died aft a bid of explosions astatine a chemic warehouse successful the bluish larboard metropolis of Tianjin.

Last October, astatine slightest 3 radical were killed and much than 30 injured successful a almighty detonation astatine a edifice successful the northeastern metropolis of Shenyang. The state detonation took spot successful a mixed-use residential and commercialized building.

And successful June this year, astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic was killed aft a occurrence broke retired astatine a petrochemical analyzable successful Shanghai.