disaster disaster industrial disaster occurred april china thirty people killed injured transport steel separated overhead rail factory subsequent investigation chinese authorities found plant lacking major safety features severely regulation direct cause accident attributed inappropriate use equipment investigation concluded safety facility contributing factors report went criticize safety standards chinese steel industry deputy head said accident hit china steel industry background ltd established originally state owned enterprise private business according plant employees time accident gave employment figure factory produced tonnes steel hoped increase production tonnes building disaster occurred steel processing plant failed carried steel blast processes diameter metres capacity tons tonnes liquid steel ran rail height metres factory floor event local time question separated overhead iron rail connected blast positioned preparation pour contents tons liquid steel temperature approximately degrees liquid steel burst windows door adjoining room meters away workers gathered change shifts room entirely emergency services arrived initially unable provide assistance high temperatures steel prevented entering area wait steel cool eventually able access area discovered thirty workers killed spill room survived rushed hospital severe burns according doctors workers initially listed stable condition listed critical said risk contracting burns earlier statement website published conflicting information saying thirty deceased represented room time people injured operators official press agency released report stating fell workers unclear workers fact crushed conflicted reports survivors recovered bodies thirty deceased reactions survivor accounts deputy head held press conference shortly disaster stated accident hit china steel industry public outcry china news spill known survivors interviewed media investigators experience gave following account tragedy bending tools heard screaming falling liquid fell ground body burnt clothes ran gave description burned steel steel hit felt like beaten iron bars brain went blank dead turned head survivor head company casting section explained steel instead remaining upright falling hit steel immediately flowed nearby conference room investigation chinese authorities immediately launched investigation disaster concluded week later april factory sealed course investigation common practice china work continued site office investigation concluded direct cause disaster standard instead specifically designed dangerous work contributing factors identified safety measures chaotic management official report stated equipment materials inside workshop work space narrow safety passages meet requirements report goes accident highlights poor working conditions safety measures chinese steel industry firms adapt demands rapid expansion ignore safety safety inspection place leading multiple accidents concluding work safety conditions sector extremely grim aftermath bodies deceased badly burned recognizable dna testing identification hours disaster officials arrested plant owner employees charge work safety issues promised families victims minimum compensation according positions arrested manager mill operator technician workshop supervisor statement work safety administration issued conflicting injury count stated responsible control elaborate
Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster