General

China’s energy watchdog has demanded safety checks after the deadly Tianjin blasts

Author : NewsGram Desk

Beijing: China's energy watchdog has demanded safety checks on facilities and systems that involve dangerous chemicals or explosives following the deadly Tianjin blasts that claimed 104 lives, media reported on Sunday.

Photo Credit: BBC

Facilities involved include hydrogen generation stations, ammonia producing systems, fuel tanks, warehouses storing volatile chemicals and explosives, coal pulverizing and natural gas systems, according to a notice issued by the National Energy Administration.

The repeated emphasis on work safety followed the massive explosions at a warehouse storing dangerous chemicals in north China's Tianjin city on Wednesday night, killing at least 104 people and injuring more than 720, Xinhua news agency reported.

The State Council Work Safety Commission said the blasts revealed a lack of safety awareness among businesses, weak emergency response and poor supervision by authorities.

(IANS)

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube and WhatsApp

Download our app on Play Store

Manipur: IMD issues thunderstorm alert; flood risk in Kaching District​

ECI to adopt stricter norms for repoll in West Bengal Assembly elections

MP govt seeks GI tag for Sitahi, Nagdaman millets, Purple Pigeon Pea​

Rajasthan has enough fuel, fertiliser stocks; no need to panic: Chief Secy

Centre appoints 57 arbitrators to expedite 28,000 compensation claims of NH projects in Maharashtra