More than 200 paramedics respond to the explosion and flames of Weifang in Shandong Province, a report from the Chinese national media.
State media reports say at least five people have been killed and 19 people have been injured in a massive chemical plant explosion in eastern China.
Six people were still missing after an explosion at a factory run by Shandong Youdao Chemicals in Weifang city, Shandong provincial provincial, China’s state broadcaster CCTV and the state-run Xinhua Agency reported.
The factory in the industrial park produces chemical ingredients used in pesticides and pharmaceuticals, they said.
The video, circulated on Chinese social media and verified by Reuters, made orange and black smoke appear to be swirling through the sky.
The windows of a nearby building were torn from the hinge by an explosion, one of the videos shows.
According to CCTV, authorities have begun a major reaction to the explosion and the explosion and flames it ignited.
A drone video posted by Beijing News, a government-run publication, showed smoke emerged from a chemical plant and a second unidentified facility nearby.
Baidu Maps, a navigation app, shows you other manufacturing companies next to the Youdao factory. This includes textile companies, machinery companies and companies that manufacture industrial coating materials.
The Waifun Ecological Environment Bureau dispatched staff to test the site for the explosion, but said the results were not available yet. In the meantime, he advised nearby residents to wear face masks, according to Beijing News.
Locals who don’t want to be identified for fear of the effects said his home was shaken more than 7 km (4.3 miles) from the factory due to the effects of the explosion, the Associated Press reported.
A statement from China’s emergency response authorities urged responding crews to quickly contain the fire and establish the number of people affected.
According to the company’s website, Shandong Youdao Chemical was founded in August 2019 at Gaomi Renhe Chemical Park in Weifang. The factory covers approximately 47 hectares (116 acres) and has over 300 employees.
Recent explosions at Chinese chemical plants include one in the northwest region of Ningxia in 2024 and one in southeastern Jiangwy in 2023.
Two major explosions in a warehouse containing dangerous and flammable chemicals in a port city in Tianjin in 2015 killed more than 170 people and injured 700 people. The incident prompted the government to strengthen laws covering chemical storage.
Another 2015 explosion at Shandong’s chemical plant killed 13 people.
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