20150612 China Chemical plant fire put out in East China
China Jun 12 2015 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Chemical plant fire put out in East China
Updated: 2015-06-13 10:59
NANJING – Firefighters have put out a fire which broke out in a chemical plant in east China’s Jiangsu Province on Friday.
Three plant workers and a firefighter were slightly injured as they were putting out the fire in the Dynamic chemical plant in an industrial park in Nanjing, the provincial capital. They were sent to a hospital for treatment, according to the Nanjing firefighting department.
A blast occurred to an epoxyethane device in the plant and then triggered fire at about 9:15 p.m..Friday. The fire spread to three chemical tanks nearby.
The fire was put out at around 3 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters were still cooling the tanks to prevent a resurgence of the fire on Saturday morning.
Environmental authorities said the incident had little impact to the air and surrounding waterways.
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