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Li Jing

A fire erupted and set off an explosion at an oil refinery in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing in Jiangsu province on Sunday afternoon, according to the city’s fire department.
The explosion occurred at about 1.51pm at a plant in Qixia district owned by China Petrochemical subsidiary Jinling Petrochemical.

The company said on its official WeChat account that the incident did not cause any injuries, or trigger any other environmental damage.
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But Jiangsu Radio reported there was “a pungent smell” in the air.
Photos posted on social media websites showed black smoke rising from the plant and witnesses said they heard two huge blasts.

In 2008, residents raised concerns about safety risks from the oil refinery and an associated plant producing paraxylene, a chemical used to make plastic bottles and polyester clothing.
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Qixia district, in northern Nanjing, is home to at least 10 universities and colleges.
Greenpeace East Asia said that between January and August, China reported 232 chemical-related incidents, killing 199 people and injuring 400 others.


Explosion and fire erupt at Chinese oil refinery

An explosion occurred at about 1.51pm at an oil refinery in Nanjing owned by China Petrochemical subsidiary Jinling Petrochemical. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A production equipment in an oil refinery caught fire and exploded in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing Sunday afternoon, local fire department said. The explosion occurred at 1:51 pm at a refinery owned by Jinling Petrochemical Corporation, a subsidiary of China Petrochemical group, in the city’s northern suburban Qixia district. The company said on its official Wechat account that the accident did not cause any injuries, or secondary environmental accident. But reporters with Jiangsu Broadcasting Station said there was “a pungent smell” in the air. Photos posted on social media websites show black smoke rose from the plant. Local witnesses said they’ve heard two huge blasts. The Qixia district is home to at least ten universities and colleges. Local people voiced their concerns online for the safety risks of the oil refinery and a connecting equipment producing PX chemicals in 2008, and threatened a demonstration. Between January to August, 232 chemical-related accidents occurred o

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