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Monday, August 24, 2015
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Monday, August 24, 2015
China blast death toll rises to 129
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe death toll from a series of explosions nearly two weeks ago that rocked the northern port city of Tianjin rises to 129, state media report Monday.
There are still 44 people missing and 610 are in hospital, 39 of them critically injured, the official Xinhua news agency reports, citing local officials.
The explosions at a hazardous goods storage facility on August 12 triggered a giant fireball and new fires broke out as recently as Friday.
China’s powerful State Council, or cabinet, vows to conduct a “rigorous” investigation into the cause of the explosions, Xinhua says.
— AFP
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