Blast rocks refinery in E 皇冠体育app city
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-06-09 13:54
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Thick smoke billows into the sky after a blast at Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company in northern Nanjing city, capital of East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province, around 1 pm Monday. Photo from Yangtze Evening News's official Sina Weibo account. |
A blast erupted at a oil refinery in Nanjing city, capital of East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province, around 1 pm Monday, after several petroleum tanks exploded, Yangtze Evening News reported on its official Sina Weibo account.
The blast occurred and triggered a fire at Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. in Liuhe district in northern Nanjing.
More than 10 fire trucks have arrived at the site and firefighting efforts are continuing.
No injuries were reported.