At least seven killed in explosions at power plant, factory in two cities in eastern China
Two separate explosions ripped through two cities in eastern China on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring a dozen others.
The first explosion occurred at about 9.40am at a thermal power plant at a village near Zibo in Shandong province.
Five people are confirmed to have died in the blast, the village government said in a post on social media. Another nine were injured, but are not in a critical condition, it said.
An ammonia tank at the power plant developed a leak prior to the blast, according to the China News Service.
About 55 tonnes of ammonia contaminated water leaked and flowed into drains at the power plant, it said.
No further pollution was caused to the surrounding environment as the incident was dealt with promptly, according to the article.