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214 factories

Authorities in Suzhou city of Jiangsu province have suspended production in 214 factories in a safety overhaul after an explosion in a local factory left 75 people dead and 185 others injured last week. The blast gutted a wheel hub polishing workshop owned by Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products, a company funded by capital from Taiwan, in Kunshan on Saturday morning. The suspended factories were found to have the same safety risk of dust pollution, the municipal government said on Wednesday.