44 dead after blast rocks industrial park in east China

Aerial photo taken on March 22, 2019 shows firefighters working at the site of a factory explosion at a chemical industrial park in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province. Death toll has risen to 44 and 90 others were seriously injured after an explosion ripped through an industrial park Thursday afternoon in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, the rescue headquarters said Friday. A total of 640 people are receiving medical treatment in hospitals. Among them, 32 are still in critical conditions and 58 others sustain severe injuries, according to the rescue headquarters. The explosion happened at about 2:48 p.m. Thursday, following a fire that broke out in a factory located in a chemical industrial park. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)