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In another incident, on 23 December 2005, due to gas well blowout in Gao Qiao, Chongging, China, 243 people died, 9,000 were injured and 64,000 were evacuated. Many people died because they were unable to run after the explosion. Those who could not escape in time suffered burns to their eyes, skin and lungs from the gas. Risk Reduction Measures 1. Densely populated residential areas should be separated far away from the industrial areas. Rescue operation 2. People staying in the vicinity of industries should be aware of the storage of toxins or hazardous substances and their possiblen Gao Qiao effects in case if an accident occurs. 3. Fire warning and fighting system should be improved. 4. Storage capacity of toxic substances should be limited. 5. Pollution dispersion qualities in the industries should be improved. D istribution of M ajor Industries The world’s major industries are the iron and steel Do you know? industry, the textile industry and the information Emerging technology industry. The iron and steel and textile industries are also industry are the older industries while information known as ‘Sunrise technology is an emerging industry. Industries’.These include Information The countries in which iron and steel industry is technology, located are Germany, USA, China, Japan and Russia. Wellness, Hospitality and Textile industry is concentrated in India, Hong Kong, Knowledge. South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The major hubs of Information technology industry are the Silicon valley of Central California and the Bangalore region of India. Iron and Steel Industry Like other industries iron and steel industry too comprises various inputs, processes and outputs. This Glossary Smelting is a feeder industry whose products are used as raw It is the process material for other industries. in which metals The inputs for the industry include raw materials are extracted such as iron ore, coal and limestone, along with labour, from their ores by capital, site and other infrastructure. The process of heating beyond converting iron ore into steel involves many stages. the melting point The raw material is put in the blast furnace where it undergoes smelting (Fig 4.6). It is then refined. The output obtained is steel which may be used by other industries as raw material. 36 R esources aDdevelopment 2024-25