An explosion has rocked a chemical plant in Tongling, in the province of Anhui in eastern China, local media outlets report. No casualties have been reported so far.
BREAKING: Explosion rocks chemical plant in east China's Anhui Province, casualties unknown pic.twitter.com/McQRbuHEdA
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 8, 2017
Pictures tweeted by Xinhua and People’s Daily China show massive fireballs erupting from the factory building.
#BREAKING Two injured as explosion rocked a chemical plant in east China's Anhui province around 10:45 pm on Feb 8. Investigation underway. pic.twitter.com/6L1OLxRiHl
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) February 8, 2017
The fire has now been brought under control, and no injuries have been reported, according to the official Tongling Daily, cited by Reuters.
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