The explosion took place yesterday afternoon at around 3h40 (12.19 local time) at the factory of Pagatron - production partner for the Apple iPad in Shanghai (China), leaving 61 people injured.
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| Production zone of the plant Riteng (subsidiary of Pagatron) in Shanghai, China. |
The explosion occurred at the plant Riteng Computer Accessory Co., under Pagatron Group - one of the largest partner for Apple iPad production, although non-combustible but caused 23 serious injuries to hospital emergency Fortunately, no deaths were reported.
According to the Shanghai municipal government, the explosion occurred at Level 4, the company's factory Riteng, at 3h40 pm (local time). A spokesman said the company, the plant can not work again.
There is no official conclusions about the cause of the explosion, but according to initial estimates, which may be caused by aluminum dust appeared in the ventilation pipe, similar to the cause of the explosion at the factory of Foxconn Chengdu in May this year.
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Speaking to local reporters, Riteng said: "We fully comply with safety regulations. The cause of the explosion, we will quickly clarify. " Pagatron said the investigation report of the Shanghai municipal government will be announced on Monday next week.
Factory explosion in Shanghai once again raises deep concerns about safety issues as well as production of environmental sanitation in the factories of China. In May, a similar explosion happened at the factory of Foxconn iPad production, as three people dead and injured 15 people. In October, a partner to provide cover for the Apple MacBook closed because of concerns about environmental issues, but Apple is being sued by a number of organizations in China because of the similar problem in November last by.
| Video recounted the incident. |
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