A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China's persisting worker safety risks
- BEIJING -- Authorities were investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China’s Fujian province that killed 28 people, raising renewed concern over worker safety.
- The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Friday that a search had ended while an investigation was underway into the cause of the fire Thursday that gutted the Fujian Huiteng factory in Jinjiang, a manufacturing hub for sports shoes.
- According to product listings on online sales and import platforms, Fujian Huiteng makes shoes for both Chinese and foreign brands.
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- BEIJING -- Authorities were investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China’s Fujian province that killed 28 people, raising renewed concern over worker safety.
- The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Friday that a search had ended while an investigation was underway into the cause of the fire Thursday that gutted the Fujian Huiteng factory in Jinjiang, a manufacturing hub for sports shoes.
- According to product listings on online sales and import platforms, Fujian Huiteng makes shoes for both Chinese and foreign brands.
Sources: Abcnews