{"id":48890,"date":"2015-08-22T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T23:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=48890 "},"modified":"2015-08-22T23:41:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T23:41:00","slug":"48890-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=48890","title":{"rendered":"China explosion: Fires at Shandong chemical plant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An explosion has been reported at a chemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong.<\/div>
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Large flames could be seen from the site after the blast in the city of Zibo. Nine people are reported injured.<\/div>
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The People’s Daily said a warehouse at the Runxing chemical plant exploded. There is a residential area about 1km from the plant.<\/div>
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Earlier this month blasts involving chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin killed at least 121 people.<\/div>
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Hundreds were injured there and 54 remain missing.<\/div>
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The proximity of industrial and chemical plants to residential areas has become hugely controversial.<\/div>
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Saturday’s blast took place near the city of Zibo, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting a villager who said that he saw a huge fireball and then heard two explosions.<\/div>
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The paper said that the fire had been brought under control by late on Saturday night.<\/div>
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It is not yet clear if homes in the area have been damaged.<\/div>
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Poisonous gases<\/div>
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The explosion triggered a fire and a dozen fire engines attended the scene, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/div>
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Howard Zhang of BBC Chinese says that the blasts at Shandong and Tianjin have taken on a political significance and threaten to overshadow China’s celebrations of the 70th anniversary of its victory over Japan in World War Two.<\/div>
The state-run Beijing Times reported that the Runxing plant contained adiponitrile – a colourless liquid that releases poisonous gases when it reacts with fire,<\/div>
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Windows shattered at the scene of the blast, state media reported, and its vibration could be felt 2km from the site.<\/div>
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The operators of the Tianjin site are being investigated for allowing dangerous chemicals to be stored too close to homes.<\/div>
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