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Blast kills 22 in China's Hebei province, injures 22 others

651 views · Published 28 November 2018 · 1:02 · Indexed 6 October 2026

Channel: NTD · 2018 · News & Politics

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An explosion outside a chemical plant in northeastern China on Nov. 28 killed at least 22 people and destroyed scores of vehicles, in the latest challenge to efforts to boost industrial safety in the world’s second-largest economy.

The blast occurred just after midnight at a loading area next to the plant operated by the Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., according to a statement from the Zhangjiakou city government. 

The plant is located in Zhangjiakou, which is to play host to the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Another 22 people were injured and 38 trucks and 12 passenger cars were destroyed by fire, the statement said.

Investigators suspect a truck carrying the highly flammable compound ethane for use by a separate nearby chemical factory exploded as it was passing the Shenghua plant, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. 

The flames then spread to other trucks but not to the Shenghua complex itself, which continued to operate as normal, the report said.

Footage from state broadcaster China Central Television showed row after row of charred tanker trucks with smoke still rising from some of them, hours after the explosion occurred.

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