An explosion occurred, on Monday, in a chemical factory in northern China, according to an official media outlet that has not indicated human losses yet, but rather to material damage in the neighboring buildings.
The accident occurred in Tayyan, the capital of Shanchi Province, according to the official Dahibao newspaper, the authorities.
According to videos posted on social media, a fire broke out on the industrial site and a cloud of thick gray smoke escalated in the sky.
Other pictures showed devastating dwellings and scattering glass on the floor, and terrified people fleeing from buildings or windows that fell under the buildings due to the force of the explosion.
The newspaper quoted the authorities on the Weibo social website: “Teams were sent to the scene and the fire was extinguished and the number of victims has not yet been known.
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According to the population, the local media reported that the explosion occurred at approximately 17,25 (09,25 GMT) and people were scattered.
The Dahibao newspaper wrote that the factory known as Giangang was exposed to an explosion in September 2021.
Industrial accidents are often in China due to the lack of compliance with safety rules.
In March 2019, the explosion of a chemical factory in the city of Yanthong, 260 km north of Shanghai, killing 78 people and destroying homes over several kilometers.
But it was one of the most dangerous industrial incidents that occurred in 2015 in Tianjin (north). A huge explosion in a chemical warehouse killed at least 165 people in this large coastal city, 120 km southeast of Beijing..
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