A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday, leaving 22 people dead and 22 others injured, state media and authorities said. The blast damaged 38 trucks and 12 cars, the local propaganda department said on its Twitter-like Weibo social media account. The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment following the blast at 00:41 am, according to the department. Across from the blast, AFP reporters saw a field of blackened grass and trees, with smoke billowing from the embers. A blast at a chemical plant in southwest Sichuan province left 19 dead and 12 injured in July.

Source: Egypt Independent November 28, 2018 06:33 UTC