An explosion occurred at a biotech factory in northern China, resulting in the death of eight individuals, as reported by Chinese state media on Sunday. The incident raised the initial death toll of seven, with one person still missing, following the explosion at the Jiapeng biotech company in Shanxi province on Saturday morning, according to local authorities cited by state news agency Xinhua.
Subsequently, Xinhua revised the death toll to eight and mentioned that the legal representative of the company had been detained. Situated in Shanyin County, approximately 400 kilometers west of Beijing, the company had dark yellow smoke emanating from the explosion site, as observed by reporters during ongoing clean-up operations, as per Xinhua.
An investigative team has been formed by authorities to determine the cause of the blast. China, known for frequent industrial accidents attributed to lenient safety regulations, witnessed a similar incident in late January when a steel factory explosion in the neighboring province of Inner Mongolia claimed the lives of at least nine individuals.
