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A factory fire in the center China Thirty-six people were killed on Monday, according to Chinese state media, in the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years.
State broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday that two people are still missing and two others are being treated for minor injuries following the fire at the factory in Anyang, Henan Province.
Police have detained an unspecified number of suspects in connection with the fire, which took firefighters nearly seven hours to extinguish, according to CCTV.
China has seen a flood of Industrial accidents In recent years that have left dozens dead, raising concerns about public safety.
In 2015, at least 173 people died after a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse in the northern port city of Tianjin.
Last October, at least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a powerful explosion at a restaurant in the northeastern city of Shenyang. The gas explosion occurred in a mixed-use residential and commercial building.
And in June this year, at least one person died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai.
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