The big fire caused by a chemical plant blast that occurred on
Friday morning has been extinguished with at least four people
seriously injured in the accident but no death reported so far,
local government sources said.
At around 8:00?AM on Friday, an explosion happened at the
Shanghai Yuanda Peroxides Co., Ltd., a mainland-Hong Kong joint
venture, in Baoshan District, northern Shanghai. Four people were
critically injured in the blast, which caused thick smoke and a big
fire.
In a related development, another blast took place at around
9:00 Friday morning at the Fudu Chemical Plant in Linhai Township,
Sheyang County of east China's Jiangsu Province.
Three people were confirmed dead and at least 12 others were
injured in the accident. Rescuers have rushed to the site and sent
the injured to a local hospital.
(Xinhua News Agency July 28, 2006)
