DISASTER Explosion Near Wuhan and other Chinese Disasters

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Huge Lightning Strikes China; Explosion Near Wuhan; US Prepares to Divorce China?

There was an explosion near Wuhan, China, which killed six people and injured four on August 3. The explosion was at a chemical factory in Xiantao City. Videos of the fire showed a tower of black smoke over the building, and additional video footage showed the impact of the blast. The case of the incident is being investigated.

Meanwhile, with the two typhoons that have made landfall in China, and one is now moving towards Shanghai. Already, Shanghai’s two major airports have cancelled 572 inbound and outbound flights, many lines of ferries have been suspended, as well as lines of buses and trains. Scenic sites have also been temporarily closed, and outdoor movie screenings in 7 commercial districts have been cancelled.

And the US embassy in Beijing is holding an auction to sell off items including furniture and electrical appliances. Videos showed many people lined up at the auction site, and the auction itself raised questions over whether it might be a sign of further breaks in diplomatic relations between China and the United States.

Huge Lightning Strikes China; Explosion Near Wuhan; US Prepares to Divorce China?

There was an explosion near Wuhan, China, which killed six people and injured four on August 3. The explosion was at a chemical factory in Xiantao City. Videos of the fire showed a tower of black smoke over the building, and additional video footage showed the impact of the blast. The case of...

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I think I’d pass working at a Chinese chemical plant....


Six people have died after an explosion yesterday rocked a chemical factory near the city of Wuhan in central China, according to officials.
Footage released by state media shows thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky from the plant in Hubei province after the blast took place in the evening.

Four more people were hurt while an investigation was underway, authorities said.


The incident occurred at around 5:30pm in the factory of Lanhua Silicone Company in the town of Xiliuhe in Xiantao, according to a government notice.

The city of Xiantao, with a population of 1.5million, is situated 109 kilometres (68 miles) south-west of the provincial capital Wuhan.

The explosion took place at a workshop used to store butanone oxime, which can be used as a silicone-curing agent, the Xiantao Party Committee Propaganda Department said in the social media statement.

Footage released by state broadcaster CCTV shows locals gathering around the factory when smoke engulfed the complex.


The city's government sent 14 fire engines and more than 100 rescuers - including firefighters, paramedics and environmental officials - to the scene to search for survivors.

Among the six deaths, one was pronounced dead in hospital after resuscitation had failed while the other five were listed as missing.

Three out of the four wounded people were still hospitalised as of 7am today, the post said.

Officials have ordered the company to halt its production immediately. They have also demanded a citywide inspection into relevant firms to eliminate potential hazards.

The statement said 'relevant' authorities were carrying out a 'thorough' investigation into the explosion.


Industrial accidents are common in China, where safety regulations are often poorly enforced.

In March last year, a blast at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province killed 78 people and injured hundreds.

Four months later in July, a huge explosion left 15 dead at a gas plant in central China.

In November 2018, a truck carrying combustible chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in Zhangjiakou, a northern Chinese city that will co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics, killing 23 people and injuring 22 others.

Among the worst accidents was a massive 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port city of Tianjin that killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and police officers. That blast was blamed on illegal construction and unsafe storage of volatile materials.

Six people are killed after a Chinese chemical factory exploded

Footage released by state media shows thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky from the plant in Hubei province after the blast took place yesterday evening in Xiantao near Wuhan in central China.

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