A powerful blast ripped through a factory which produces automotive parts in eastern China killing 65 people and injuring at least 150.
The explosion took place at about 07:30 local time in Kunshan city of Jiangsu province.
Online pictures show thick smoke billowing from the factory, which is owned by Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products which also supplies to General Motors.
Pollution inside the plant could have caused the explosion, suggest initial reports as authorities launched an investigation. Rescue measures are also under way.
Two managers of the plant, which is roughly the size of a football field, are being grilled by the police.
The plant employs about 450 workers and almost half of them were present inside when the blast occurred.
Family members of the workers have been quoted by local media as saying the factory was always dirty and no proper training was given to the employees.
Medical authorities say most of the victims are being treated for burns while nearby hospitals are swelling with those injured in the explosion.
Rescuers help an injured man get off a bus, near a hospital, after an explosion at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
Residents walk around a damaged building of a factory after an explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
Rescuers help the victims of an explosion at the gate of a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
Rescuers help a victim get to a hospital after an explosion at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
An injured man lies inside a bus as he is transported to a hospital after an explosion at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
Medical personnel transport a victim (C) at a hospital after an explosion at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu provinceReuters
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