“A China Central TV reporter who was at the scene said, a witness told reporters and firemen that the explosion happened at 19:10 p.m.,” The China Post reports. “One doctor at a hospital nearby said he had already received half a dozen of people injured, and more injuries were on the way, said the CCTV report.”
The China Post reports, “The explosion caused many materials cast out from the building, and there were at least hundreds or more of workers rushed out of the building amid heavy smokes. The whole building was engulfed in fire and smoke as dozens of fire engines, ambulances, and police cars quickly rushed to the scene.”
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James T. Areddy reports for The Wall Street Journal, “A large explosion ripped through a Foxconn high-tech plant in southwestern China Friday night, killing at least two people, a government official said.”
“The facility, near Chengdu, has in the past been identified in media as a manufacturing location for Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet computer,” Areddy reports. “A statement from the news department of the Chengdu Municipal government said two people are confirmed dead and 16 injured, including three seriously. The government appeared to rule out foul play, saying the explosion didn’t have a human factor.”
Areddy reports, “Details of the explosion are sketchy but video posted to the Internet and broadcast by China Central Television shows black billowing smoke from the massive facility.”
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