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Accident At China’s Paper Mill Kills Seven; Two Others Injured

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Authorities in Central China say seven workers were killed and two injured after exposure to poisonous gasses at a paper mill.

According to Fox News, the accident occurred Friday after an employee fell into a pool filled with poisonous waste paper pulp during a cleaning operation. It says his co-workers rushed to help him but were overcome by the noxious gasses.

The incident comes in the midst a spate of industrial accidents in China, the worst being an explosion at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals in Tianjin port that killed at least 145.

Police have arrested 11 local officials and company executives in that incident along with 10 workers of the firm involved. Nationwide safety checks were ordered after the Aug. 12 disaster.

Government officials in the country are accused of dereliction of duty and abusing their positions, pointing to major gaps in China’s regulation of industrial safety and management of toxic substances.

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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