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Nine injured after explosion at eastern China chemical plant Explosion at China chemical plant leaves one dead and nine injured
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Nine people have been injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China, state media has said. One person has been killed and nine injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China, state media has said.
No fatalities were reported in the blast on Saturday night, said the Xinhua news agency – citing local authorities, although the nine injured people were taken to hospital. The fire on Saturday night in Huantai in the eastern province of Shandong was put out after about five hours and authorities said no contamination has been detected, Xinhua said.
The explosion, which triggered a fire, happened around 8.50pm local time in Huantai county, Shandong province. The explosion occurred at a factory of Shandong’s Runxing Chemical company, which is a subsidiary of Runxing Group and has 200m yuan (£19.7m) in registered capital. But after two explosions in the port city of Tianjin two weeks ago which left more than 100 dead, the latest blast is bound to raise more questions about safety standards in a country where industrial accidents are all too common following three decades of fast economic growth. A blast at an auto parts factory killed 75 people in April 2014.
The Huantai explosion, which triggered a fire, happened around 8.50pm local time. The blast occurred at a factory of Shandong’s Runxing Chemical company, which is a subsidiary of Runxing Group and has 200m yuan (£19.7m) in registered capital.
The factory produces adiponitrile, a colourless liquid that releases poisonous gases when it reacts with fire, the People’s Daily said, citing the state-run Beijing Times.The factory produces adiponitrile, a colourless liquid that releases poisonous gases when it reacts with fire, the People’s Daily said, citing the state-run Beijing Times.
Seven fire brigades, consisting of 150 fire fighters, and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene and fire brigades trained to work with chemical fires are being dispatched.Seven fire brigades, consisting of 150 fire fighters, and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene and fire brigades trained to work with chemical fires are being dispatched.
Windows shattered in the village where the blast occurred and tremors reverberated within 2km (one mile) of the site.Windows shattered in the village where the blast occurred and tremors reverberated within 2km (one mile) of the site.
This explosion in eastern China comes after two huge blasts ripped through a warehouse storing dangerous chemicals in Tianjin, the world’s 10th-largest port, on 12 August, killing at least 121 people.This explosion in eastern China comes after two huge blasts ripped through a warehouse storing dangerous chemicals in Tianjin, the world’s 10th-largest port, on 12 August, killing at least 121 people.