Boss held after deadly China blast: state mediaPolice have detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: a company boss for illegally storing explosives that triggered a blast at a factory in eastern China leaving 16 people dead and 43 people injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , state media have said. The explosion occurred in Anhui province early Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Cao Peijun, the boss of the company, was found to be illegally storing up to seven tonnes of explosives in an office building, the official Xinhua news agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: reported. He was captured by police fleeing with two million yuan (292,500 dollars) he had withdrawn from a bank, Xinhua said. Cao's son, a senior manager at the factory, turned himself in to the police, it added. The blast levelled a two-storey building and ripped through a dormitory, a dining hall and workshops. The privately owned company in Fengyang county employed about 60 people and began production in 2003, Xinhua said. China's work safety record is notoriously bad. Thousands of people die every year in mines, factories and on construction sites, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. official sources. 
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