19 deaths after the explosion of chemical plant China

In an explosion at a factory in China, nineteen people were killed on Thursday night, twelve were injured. The blast occurred around 6:30 pm local time in a chemical plant in Jiang's district, reports the Chinese newspaper Xinhua News.

The fire caused a fire in the building, according to local authorities, it was extinguished. The wounded are not in danger of death. It is unclear how the explosion took birth. The factory where the explosion took place mainly produces chemicals.

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According to local media, three buildings went up in smoke after the fire, the windows of the surrounding buildings were also broken.

In recent years, similar incidents have occurred in China. In 2015, 165 people died after an explosion in a building where chemicals were stored. Two years later, eight people were killed after an explosion at a chemical plant.