Footage released by local media showed flames and thick black smoke rising from chemical processing machinery, pipes and storage containers
Fire crews have brought the blaze under control, according to the government of Panshan County, while the air quality in the area was being monitored.
Individuals posting on social media said they felt the shock of the explosion but the damage did not appear to extend beyond the plant.Associate Professor at Andalas University, Benny Dwika Leonanda, posted numerous clips of the explosion, taken by the Xinjingbao newspaper, to Twitter.Since he posted the footage, the death toll has increased from an initial two fatalities to at least five.
Last year, Panjin Haoye was among three independent refineries named by the Liaoning provincial government to have evaded fuel taxes amid a national clampdown to consolidate its refining sector.This type of incident is not isolated, with China suffering a number of deadly industrial incidents in the past.
In 2015, an explosion at a chemical warehouse in the northern port of Tianjin killed 173, most of them members of the emergency services.Since then, the central government has pledged stronger safety measures after a number of local officials were accused of taking bribes to ignore safety violations.Tianjiayi Chemical, in Xiangshui county, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China, 2019
The Yangcheng city government said at the time that nearly 1,000 people who lived in close proximity to the factory were moved as a precaution against leaks and additional blasts.
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