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Dongying chemical plant explosion: Blast shakes eastern Chinese province of Shandong Dongying chemical plant explosion: Blast shakes eastern Chinese province of Shandong
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An explosion has reportedly rocked a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong.An explosion has reportedly rocked a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong.
A single "loud" explosion was heard in Dongying shortly before midgnight, state radio reported on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter.A single "loud" explosion was heard in Dongying shortly before midgnight, state radio reported on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter.
No casualties have yet been reported following the blast late on Monday. The cause of the incident remains unclear. No casualties have yet been reported following the blast late on Monday.
An image of the incident appeared to show bright flames filling the sky in what appears to be a relatively remote industrial area.An image of the incident appeared to show bright flames filling the sky in what appears to be a relatively remote industrial area.
Breaking: A blast seen and heard in a chemical industry zone in Lijin, Dongying City of Shandong around 23:25 Mon. pic.twitter.com/Yi29nJXEuX The blast comes weeks after two explosions at an industrial park in the port city of Tianjin, northern China, killed over 145 people.
Footage purported to be of the incident was been shared widely online. However it later emerged it was in fact of the tragic explosions in the port city of Tianjin, northern China, which killed over 145 people on 12 August. Last month, one person died when an explosion hit a chemical plant in a different part of Shandong.
The blast on Monday is the second to occur at a chemical plan in Shandong province in a matter of days. One person died and eight people were killed in the incident last week, the Mirror reported. The incident is the latest to put China's safety standards under the spotlight, as industrial accidents are all too common in the nation which has experienced three decades of fast economic growth.
The incident is the latest to thrust China's safety standards under the spotlight, as industrial accidents are all too common in the nation which has experienced three decades of fast economic growth.
In the wake of the Tianjin blast, the Communist Party has sacked the head of China's safety regulator, who was previously the vice mayor of the city.
Shortly after, 12 government officials and company executives were detained.
However, it was unclear whether they were "criminally detained" - the status before a person is charged - as was reported by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Additional reporting by ReutersAdditional reporting by Reuters