Beijing. A massive fire at a company’s plant in central China has killed 38 people. Local officials gave this information on Tuesday. A fire broke out on Monday at a plant of a commerce and trade company in Wenfeng district of Anyang city in Henan province, firefighters said, according to the city’s information department. took more than four hours. The fire was brought under control around 11 pm.
According to the news of the government channel ‘CGTN’, 38 people died in the incident and two others were injured who are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Local police said that investigation has been started in connection with the incident. However, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Police have detained some suspects for questioning.
Incidents of fire in industrial units have become quite common in China due to laxity in safety measures due to increasing competition and corruption. In 2015, a massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in the northern port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.
