BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Thursday urged authorities to learn from recent incidents and remain vigilant about production safety, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Special attention must be paid to key industries including firefighting, hazardous chemicals, gas, mining, transportation and construction, Zhang said. The vice premier made the remarks at […]
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Thursday urged authorities to learn from recent incidents and remain vigilant about production safety, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Special attention must be paid to key industries including firefighting, hazardous chemicals, gas, mining, transportation and construction, Zhang said.
The vice premier made the remarks at a production safety event after a chemical plant explosion in China’s eastern province of Shandong on Tuesday killed at least five people and six remain missing.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Susan Fenton)