Update | Kunshan explosion factory ignored several danger warnings, says regulator

Conditions notoriously bad at workshop where blast killed at least 75, injured 186

Alice Yanin Shanghai
Many distraught relatives are still searching for their loved ones. Most of the victims were the breadwinners of their families. Photo: Reuters

Workers at the Taiwanese-owned metalwork factory in Kunshan where an explosion on Saturday has killed at least 75 people said the dangerous, dusty work conditions that sparked the blast had been known about for years.

The city's work safety regulator said it had warned the factory of the potential for an explosion several times, but it was ignored.

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