Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/03/31
By: Chang,Shu-ling and Emerson Lim

Photo courtesy of Taiwanese in Kunshan / CNA

Shanghai, March 31 (CNA) An explosion at a Taiwanese metal factory in eastern China on Sunday has left seven people dead and five injured.

The blast occurred at 7:12 a.m. at the factory site of Kunshan Han Ding Precision Metal Co., Ltd. in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, according to a local government post on social media.

Initial investigations indicated that the explosion occurred at a scrap metal storage facility at the site, causing a fire that claimed seven lives and left five people injured, including one who is in serious condition, the post said.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation, according to the local government.
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