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However, according to the South China Morning Post article entitled "Devastation at blast site after China chemical plant explosion leaves at least 64 dead, 640 injured" discusses the point that the surrounding three rivers were polluted with exceedingly high levels of dichloroethane and dichloromethane, at 2.8x and 8.4x the normal level ...
One month after the explosion, official reports listed 173 deaths and 797 injuries. [2] [25] Media reported the area to be densely populated, with around 5,600 families living within 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) radius of the plant, the closest being only 520 metres (1,710 ft; 570 yd) away.
The explosion happened at 10:15 am in the abandoned Nanjing No.4 Plastics factory. Most buildings within a 100-metre radius were flattened by the blast, according to China National Radio. [1] According to official news, at least 13 people were killed with as many as 300 people injured.
An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into the air.
The disaster occurred at a factory owned by Guangxi Guangwei Chemical Co. in the development zone of Yizhou city [1] [2] According to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, "the plant mainly produces polyvinyl acetate (PVA), which is used in adhesives, calcium carbide, and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), which is used in paints, adhesives and coatings ...
On 21 June 2023, 31 people died and seven others were injured at the Fuyang Barbecue Restaurant (Chinese: 富洋烧烤店) in Xingqing District, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, after a gas explosion occurred on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Foxconn factory (鸿富锦成都厂) where the incident took place is located at Pi County Hongguang (红光镇) with a total of about 52 production lines. [2] In 2010 chairman Terry Gou referred to this area as the "Chengdu speed"(成都速度), a new development hub that Foxconn would centralise and turn Chengdu into the PRC's number one investment destination within five years.
Category: Industrial fires and explosions in China. ... 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion This page was last edited on 10 January 2022, at 13:01 (UTC). ...