Chemical plant blast leaves 5 dead, 6 missing in Chinese province of Shandong

An explosion at a chemical plant in Shandong province in eastern China on May 27, 2025,  has killed five people with a further six still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The explosion, which occurred at a site owned by Shandong Youdao Chemical in Gaomi city just before noon, also left 19 people injured. The local emergency management bureau said on-site search and rescue operations and clean-up work had continued into the night. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.