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| A fire is seen at a chemical factory in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, June 12, 2015. A fire broke out at the Dynamic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. in Nanjing on Friday night. Local fire fighting department has been mobilized for the rescue mission. (Xinhua) |
NANJING, June 12 -- An explosion and ensuing fire hit a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing on Friday night, fire fighters said
An epoxyethane device at a plant in the chemical industry park in Nanjing got exploded and then triggered fire at about 9:15 p.m.. The fire spread to three of six chemical tanks nearby.
Each tank has a storage capacity of 1,000 cubic meters.
Workers have moved to safe areas after the explosion.
More than 200 fire fighters arrived at the site to put out the fire.
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