A blast that occurred at a chemical plant in China’s Northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region has killed three people and severely injured six others, the official Tianshan news website reported on Wednesday.
The report said the explosion occurred when Xinjiang Xinzhi Energy Chemicals Co tested a rotary lime kiln on Tuesday afternoon.
It came barely one month after a gas leak at a plant owned by a ChemChina subsidiary caused a blast that killed 23 people in the Eastern Hebei Province.
Public anger in China over safety standards had grown in recent years after three decades of swift economic growth which had been marred by accidents ranging from mining disasters to factory fires.
China had vowed to improve industrial standards.
However, some environmentalists said they fear as oversight weaknesses persist, including an opaque production process for hazardous chemicals. (Reuters/NAN)