Death Toll in China Auto-Parts Plant Blast Climbs to 75
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The death toll from the explosion at the factory of a General Motors Co. supplier near Shanghai rose to 75, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
A further 185 people were hurt at the Aug. 2 explosion at a factory owned by Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products Co., Xinhua said today, without citing anyone. It earlier said the incident killed 71 people and injured 186. The city of Suzhou, of which the Kunshan area is a part, ordered companies that have metal powder as a byproduct to halt production.