The explosion occurred at a factory of Runxing Chemical company around 8.50pm local time in Huantai county in Shandong province, Xinhua reported. The blast has triggered a massive fire. A dozen fire engines are battling the fire, according to the eywitnesses. Ambulance arreved at the scene.
Witness says fire engines are battling fire tiggered by E #China chemical plant #blast http://t.co/iEW5vYIkzj pic.twitter.com/iEryJXanG0
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) August 22, 2015
The chemical plant is located near residetial area. Windows were shattered in the nearest village, according to the state media, and tremors reverberated within 2 kilometres (1 mile) of the site of the explosion. Unidentified objects are seen in the air.
chemical plant explosion in #Zibo, #Shandong, #China @ 21:00 local, unclear if any victims, firetrucks have arrived. pic.twitter.com/3lC4gLHa1s
— Olivier Fehr (@ofehr_en) August 22, 2015
The explosion happened after two huge blasts at Tianjin port.
What's going on in #China? Another huge blast at a chemical warehouse. Starting to seem a little bit fishy. #Shandong pic.twitter.com/4mPJo8nk8A
— Haidar Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) August 22, 2015
On August 12, two major explosions occurred at industrial warehouses in the port city of Tianjin, followed by a fire, were triggered by flammable goods stored alongside hazardous chemicals such as sodium cyanide. The death toll from the explosion has reached 114.
