Seven workers killed by toxic material in Chinese paper mill accident
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Version 0 of 1. Seven workers died at a Chinese paper mill when a man fell into a pool filled with toxic material and others rushed to help him, authorities said. Related: China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts that killed 139, accuses officials of dereliction It is the latest in a spate of deadly accidents to strike the country involving dangerous chemicals – highlighted spectacularly by the massive explosion at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals in the port of Tianjin that killed at least 145. The accident occurred on Friday after an employee fell into a pool filled with waste paper pulp during a cleaning operation, a statement from the Anxiang county government in Hunan province said. His co-workers went to help him but were overcome by the noxious gases. In the Tianjin case, police have arrested 11 local officials and company executives, along with a dozen employees of the firm involved. Nationwide safety checks were ordered after the 12 August incident, looking especially at the storage of dangerous chemicals. On 22 August another worker was killed and nine injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in the eastern city of Zibo. |