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Tuesday, September 01, 2015
This is one too many explosions to be a "coincidence"
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09/01/2015
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09/01/2015
Another huge blast at a chemical facility has reportedly occurred in the Chinese province of Shandong. The explosion, located in an industrial zone in Lijin, Dongying City, happened late on Monday, China's People's Daily reported.
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Breaking: A blast seen and heard in a chemical
industry zone in Lijin, Dongying City of
Shandong around 23:25 Mon
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The blast was so massive it could be seen and heard from a great distance. A chemical factory is believed to have been in the area. According to People's Daily, the blast happened at around 11:30pm local time (3:30pm GMT).
China has been hit by a wave of massive blasts at its chemical facilities this month.
Earlier in August, nearly 160 people were killed and around 700 injured in explosions at a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in Tianjin port. Fifiteen people still remain missing following the tragedy, authorities said on Monday.
Cleanup crews are still struggling with cyanide contamination in the area.
State radio said in a Weibo microblog post that a single blast occurred at a chemical plant in the city shortly before midnight, according to Reuters.
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