Final Death Toll Set at 173 in China Warehouse Explosion

Chinese authorities ended the search for the remaining eight missing in a massive chemical warehouse explosion last month, setting the final death toll at 173 in China's worst industrial disaster in years. The announcement on the Tianjin city government's microblog said there was no hope of finding the eight people, and the court will now start issuing death certificates. "After thorough investigations by all parties, it is certain that there is no possibility of...

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