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64 Dead In China Chemical Plant Explosion, Survivor Pulled Out From Site
Rescuers in eastern China pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday, two days after a massive explosion at a pestcide plant killed at least 64 people, flattening nearby buildings and shattering windows more than a mile away.
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China Sacks Tianjin Port Chief After Blasts: Reports
China has fired the president of Tianjin Port Group and plans to prosecute him for dereliction of duty, state media said today, almost three months after huge chemical blasts at the northern port managed by the firm killed more than 160 people.
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China Prosecutor Approves Detention of Former Work Safety Chief
China's state prosecutor said today that it has approved the detention of the former head of the work safety regulator, sacked after blasts that killed more than 160 people in August in the northern port city of Tianjin.
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New Warehouse Blast Hits Tianjin: Authorities
A warehouse explosion hit the Chinese port of Tianjin just two months after a massive blast in the city left more than 160 dead, officials said Tuesday.
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Explosion in China Chemical Plant Injures 7 Workers
Seven workers were injured today in an explosion at a chemical plant in China's Zhejiang Province, officials said; just weeks after massive blasts in the northern port city of Tianjin killed 173 people.
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China Orders Nationwide Checks on Nuclear Facilities After Tianjin Blast
China's environmental ministry has ordered nationwide safety checks on nuclear facilities, weeks after deadly explosions at a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in Tianjin city.
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At Least 5 Dead From Monday's Chemical Plant Blast in China: Report
The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in China's Shandong province late on Monday has risen to five, state news agency Xinhua reported, as China still seeks answers to a far larger blast in the port city of Tianjin earlier last month.
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China Says Will Report Pollution Information From Tianjin Blast Site
China's Environment Ministry has put in place a 24-hour monitoring system for pollutants from explosions this month at a port and will report accurate and timely data to the public, it said on Friday.
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China Blast Death Toll Rises to 123
The death toll from a series of explosions earlier this month that rocked the northern port city of Tianjin rose to 123, state media reported Sunday.
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9 Injured in East China Chemical Plant Blast
An explosion at a chemical plant in east China late Saturday injured nine people with 150 firefighters battling the resulting blaze, state media reported.
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4 New Fires Break out at Tianjin Warehouse Site in China
Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media reported today soon after officials said safety hazards were found at almost 70 per cent of firms handling dangerous chemicals in Beijing.
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Cyanide 356 Times Limits Found at China Blast Test Point: Officials
Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials said Thursday.
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Cyanide in Waters Near China Blast Site 277 Times Acceptable Level: Government Report
Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared that the city's drinking water was safe.
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China's Tianjin Blasts Echo Across Economy
With a swathe of one of the world's busiest ports in ruins, more than a billion dollars in losses, and some major multinational firms still unable to access their premises, the economic impact of the Tianjin explosions could reverberate for months.
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Chinese Media Lambast Tianjin Officials Over Blast Response
Chinese state-run media on Monday lambasted officials in the port city of Tianjin for a lack of transparency over the massive explosions at an industrial site that killed 112 and devastated a vast area.
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64 Dead In China Chemical Plant Explosion, Survivor Pulled Out From Site
Rescuers in eastern China pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday, two days after a massive explosion at a pestcide plant killed at least 64 people, flattening nearby buildings and shattering windows more than a mile away.
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China Sacks Tianjin Port Chief After Blasts: Reports
China has fired the president of Tianjin Port Group and plans to prosecute him for dereliction of duty, state media said today, almost three months after huge chemical blasts at the northern port managed by the firm killed more than 160 people.
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China Prosecutor Approves Detention of Former Work Safety Chief
China's state prosecutor said today that it has approved the detention of the former head of the work safety regulator, sacked after blasts that killed more than 160 people in August in the northern port city of Tianjin.
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New Warehouse Blast Hits Tianjin: Authorities
A warehouse explosion hit the Chinese port of Tianjin just two months after a massive blast in the city left more than 160 dead, officials said Tuesday.
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Explosion in China Chemical Plant Injures 7 Workers
Seven workers were injured today in an explosion at a chemical plant in China's Zhejiang Province, officials said; just weeks after massive blasts in the northern port city of Tianjin killed 173 people.
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China Orders Nationwide Checks on Nuclear Facilities After Tianjin Blast
China's environmental ministry has ordered nationwide safety checks on nuclear facilities, weeks after deadly explosions at a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in Tianjin city.
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At Least 5 Dead From Monday's Chemical Plant Blast in China: Report
The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in China's Shandong province late on Monday has risen to five, state news agency Xinhua reported, as China still seeks answers to a far larger blast in the port city of Tianjin earlier last month.
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China Says Will Report Pollution Information From Tianjin Blast Site
China's Environment Ministry has put in place a 24-hour monitoring system for pollutants from explosions this month at a port and will report accurate and timely data to the public, it said on Friday.
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China Blast Death Toll Rises to 123
The death toll from a series of explosions earlier this month that rocked the northern port city of Tianjin rose to 123, state media reported Sunday.
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9 Injured in East China Chemical Plant Blast
An explosion at a chemical plant in east China late Saturday injured nine people with 150 firefighters battling the resulting blaze, state media reported.
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4 New Fires Break out at Tianjin Warehouse Site in China
Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media reported today soon after officials said safety hazards were found at almost 70 per cent of firms handling dangerous chemicals in Beijing.
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Cyanide 356 Times Limits Found at China Blast Test Point: Officials
Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials said Thursday.
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Cyanide in Waters Near China Blast Site 277 Times Acceptable Level: Government Report
Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared that the city's drinking water was safe.
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China's Tianjin Blasts Echo Across Economy
With a swathe of one of the world's busiest ports in ruins, more than a billion dollars in losses, and some major multinational firms still unable to access their premises, the economic impact of the Tianjin explosions could reverberate for months.
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Chinese Media Lambast Tianjin Officials Over Blast Response
Chinese state-run media on Monday lambasted officials in the port city of Tianjin for a lack of transparency over the massive explosions at an industrial site that killed 112 and devastated a vast area.
