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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. | |
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. |
The blast comes weeks after two explosions at an industrial park in the port city of Tianjin, northern China, killed over 145 people. | |
Last month, one person died when an explosion hit a chemical plant in a different part of Shandong. | |
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. | |
Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |