Shenzhen (AsiaNews/Scmp) - Two people have been killed and 24 injured in explosions in Shenzhen over the past two days.
A blast at Early Light International Holdings' factory in Longgang district killed one worker. Eight others were admitted to hospital after welding sparks ignited nitrogen in a diesel tank under repair on Wednesday morning. Six of the injured are in critical condition.
A factory spokesman said maintenance workers had failed to release all the nitrogen, which was used to check for leaks, before welding cracks on the tank. A house standing on top of the tank was destroyed in the explosion. The factory employs 17,000 workers.
Yesterday morning, an accident triggered four explosions within 30 minutes at a construction site in Futian, one of Shenzhen's busiest districts, when workers broke a gas duct. Eighteen people were taken to hospitals, one of whom was later certified dead. Most of the injured were onlookers drawn to the site after the first explosion.