An oil refinery exploded in eastern China.
A powerful blast ripped through the facility located in Nanjing, however there are thought to be zero injuries as result of the incident.
Oil refinery explodes in Nanjing, E China; fire under control, no casualties reported pic.twitter.com/7SGBrY5Hmk
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) October 9, 2016
Photos on social media show huge plumes of smoke billowing up from the refinery.
#BREAKING: Explosion rips through oil refinery factory in #Nanjing Sun afternoon, heavy smoke seen at the site pic.twitter.com/oNT7NX4oSP
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) October 9, 2016
Local media credited a fire department as saying it could have been caused by production equipment catching fire.
The incident at the Jinlingshihua Nanjing Refinery unfolded at 1:51pm. The fire was soon brought under control.
No hazardous gasses were released as part of the explosion, according to Nanjing’s environmental ministry.
Firefighters remain at the scene.
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