NYTIMES (Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu) - Factory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says
At least a dozen people appeared to be trapped on the roof of a shoe factory, in video released by state news media.
NPR (The Associated Press) - An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people, state media says
Authorities said search and rescue at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has largely been completed, but verification of the casualties and identification of the victims are still underway.
NYTIMES (Chris Buckley) - Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 21
Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years.
NYTIMES (Choe Sang-Hun) - At Least 10 Killed in South Korean Factory Fire
Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.