Want China Times, Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2015-09-02
At least five people have been confirmed killed after a blast at a chemical plant on midnight Monday in east China's Shandong province, local authorities said early Wednesday morning.
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| The aftermath of the explosion in Shandong, Sept. 2. (Photo/Xinhua) |
At least five people have been confirmed killed after a blast at a chemical plant on midnight Monday in east China's Shandong province, local authorities said early Wednesday morning.
The
explosion occurred at around 11:22pm Monday at Shandong Binyuan Chemical in
Diaokou township of Lijin county, according to the publicity department of
Dongying city, which administers Lijin.
The fire
was put out at around 4:20am Tuesday, and wastewater from the plant has been
sealed without any spillover, the publicity department said. Air quality at the
site is being monitored, which was "up to standard" till 8:00am
Tuesday, the authorities added.
The cause
of the incident is under investigation.
According
to the website of Shandong Binyuan Chemical, the company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Shandong Binyuan Group. It was founded in March 2014 and is
located in Binhai Economic and Technological Development Zone of Lijin county.
The company is a high-tech enterprise with an annual production capacity of
20,000 tonnes of modified adhesive materials.
The
incident comes weeks after explosions at a warehouse storing hazardous
chemicals in the northern port city of Tianjin killed 158 people (confirmed
death toll as of press time), exposing the lax supervision of the chemicals
industry in China.
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