China to close Xiangshui chemical industrial park after deadly blast

Local authorities in Yancheng City, south China's Jiangsu Province made decisions on Thursday to completely close the chemical industrial park in Xiangshui County in which a fatal explosion occurred on March 21.

Aerial photo taken on March 22, 2019 shows the site of an explosion at a chemical industrial park in Xiangshui County of Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province. [File Photo: Xinhua]

The deadly blast claimed 78 lives and left dozens of people with severe injuries.