On the evening of October 7, an oxygen cylinder explosion occurred in a Chinese-owned smelting company in Zimbabwe, killing 6 Chinese workers, injuring another and killing 2 Zimbabwean workers. At present, the company involved has stopped production and is cooperating with the Tianjin police to investigate the cause of the accident.

The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe attaches great importance to the handling of the case. Ambassador Guo Shaochun and the staff of the Chinese Embassy have gone to the scene of the accident to coordinate the work. The Chinese Embassy has been in close communication with the Police and relevant government departments of Tianjin, asking the Tianjin side to do its utmost to help treat the injured and carry out in-depth investigation into the cause of the accident. The relevant work has received close cooperation from tianjin. The Chinese Embassy is actively assisting the enterprises in handling the aftermath, and has coordinated with the Chinese medical team to fully participate in the treatment of the injured, who are now in stable condition.

The Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe deeply lamented personnel who died in the accident, expressed his sympathy for their families and the injured, solemnly remind in tianjin China enterprises at the same time, strengthen the sense of safety in production, improve the level of production safety, immediately for various risks, including raw material, a thorough screening, avoid all kinds of accidents.