Explosion at chemical warehouse in China's Shandong province (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Published time: 22 Aug, 2015 14:26

An explosion occurred at a chemical warehouse in Shandong province in eastern China on Saturday evening, the People's Daily China reported. The site is only one kilometer from a residential area.
The explosion happened at 8:40pm local time (12:40pm GMT) at a factory run by Shandong's Runxing Chemical Co., Xinhua reported citing an official Chinese newspaper, People's Daily.

Chinese media report that nine people have been injured in Huantai County. No fatalities have been reported.

The plant in Shandong province produces around 300,000 tons of adiponitrile, TASS reported. According to local media reports, the toxic colorless liquid releases poisonous gases when it reacts with fire.

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