ZHANGZHOU - A total of 29,096 people have been evacuated from the surrounding area of a chemical plant in East China's Fujian Province on Wednesday after repeatedly caught fire after an explosion on Monday.
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Two villagers flee a chemical plant hit by an explosion and recurring blazes due to a leaking facility in Zhangzhou, April 8. Nearly 30,000 residents have been evacuated by authorities in the wake of the incident. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Two storage tanks were ignited again on Wednesday after the fire was distinguished on Tuesday night. The fire is now under control, authorities said.
On Monday evening, oil leaked from a xylene facility caught fire and led to blasts at three nearby chemical oil tanks at Tenglong Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Zhangzhou) Co. Ltd. on the city's Gulei Peninsula.
It was the second accident in 20 months at the same plant, which produces paraxylene (PX), an industrial chemical used for making fiber and plastics.
Six people were injured in the accident.
