On June 13th, 12 people were killed and 39 were seriously injured in a gas explosion in a Chinese market. Occurring in the Hubei province city of Shiyan, the explosion sent approximately 150 people to the hospital. The explosions occurred around 6 a.m. and most of the damage occurred in the food market. Rescue workers were seen working to free people who were trapped in the fallen debris and bricks.
Many people have started to call for regular safety inspections and measures so that this type of incident does not occur again. Xi Jinping, China’s leader, stated that there were “profound” lessons to be learned from this explosion. There have been previous instances where gas explosions have occurred; among the worst is a 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in Tianjin that killed 173 people. The incident was likely due to illegal construction and unsafe storage of dangerous materials. A day before this June 13th explosion, 8 people died and three were injured in a chemical leak in Guiyang. Tying this global incident with a similar case back home, such as the Florida condo collapse, shows how we need to implement safety measures and not bypass certain safety regulations. It was very disheartening to hear about the Florida condo collapse and the gas explosion in the Chinese market. In the future, I am hoping we will implement some changes both locally and globally to prevent these types of accidents. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/world/asia/china-shiyan-gas-explosion.html https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/gas-explosion-central-china-kills-least-12 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gas-explosion-northern-china-kills-11-78248836
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