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An explosion at a Foxconn factory near Chengdu, China, has killed at least two people and injured 16, according to a statement sent to several news outlets from the company, which reportedly manufactures Apple iPads at the site.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the explosion occurred Friday night near the southwestern China facility, halting production.
In a statement sent to Gizmodo, Foxconn says the situation is now under control and the production hold will continue while police investigate. Local government officials referred to the factory as Foxconn's "polishing plant" and little solid information is known about the cause of the explosion--one English-language Chinese news site described it as "caused by a super-light dust explosion," and rumors circulating around Chengdu and through the media also allude to lightning strikes and problems with the ventilation system in the building.
Chinese TV shows clouds of dark smoke emanating from the building; the BBC reports that security guards told evacuees from the factory that the smoke coming from the facility was toxic.
Early reports after the explosion warned that the building's walls had been shattered and its collapse may be imminent, but it doesn't appear that has happened. Details on this story are still emerging and sketchy at best, but the explosion and two deaths appear matters of fact.
Foxconn is the same manufacturer that has come under fire in the past for working conditions believed to have led to a rash of worker suicides.
Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation and more details on the explosion.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the explosion occurred Friday night near the southwestern China facility, halting production.
In a statement sent to Gizmodo, Foxconn says the situation is now under control and the production hold will continue while police investigate. Local government officials referred to the factory as Foxconn's "polishing plant" and little solid information is known about the cause of the explosion--one English-language Chinese news site described it as "caused by a super-light dust explosion," and rumors circulating around Chengdu and through the media also allude to lightning strikes and problems with the ventilation system in the building.
Chinese TV shows clouds of dark smoke emanating from the building; the BBC reports that security guards told evacuees from the factory that the smoke coming from the facility was toxic.
Early reports after the explosion warned that the building's walls had been shattered and its collapse may be imminent, but it doesn't appear that has happened. Details on this story are still emerging and sketchy at best, but the explosion and two deaths appear matters of fact.
Foxconn is the same manufacturer that has come under fire in the past for working conditions believed to have led to a rash of worker suicides.
Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation and more details on the explosion.
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