Video footag­e shows thick grey smoke billow­ing skywar­d from the site of the blastBEIJING: A chemical plant in eastern China was rocked by an explosion on Thursday, local officials said, as authorities checked for any casualties. The blast occurred at a chemical facility run by Tianjiayi Chemical in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, city officials said. Video footage published by state-run Beijing News on China’s Twitter-like Weibo, showed an enormous explosion, with flames engulfing the top of the chemical plant. Other shots showed thick grey smoke billowing skyward from the site of the blast. Last July, a blast at a chemical plant in southwest Sichuan province left 19 dead and 12 injured.

Source: The Express Tribune March 21, 2019 09:11 UTC