Sichuan chemical plant explosion: investigation reveals familiar problems
(WorldNews China)

The initial investigation into last week`s deadly explosion at a chemical plant in the south-western province of Sichuan suggests safety shortcuts were taken after the facility was established three years ago. At least 19 people died and 12 were injured when the explosion ripped through the Yibin Hengda Technology Co. plant in Jiang`an county on the evening of 12 July, just as a shift change was underway. Following the initial massive explosion and several smaller ones, the plant was rapidly engulfed in flames which sent a thick plume of black smoke into the sky....