Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

China PX chemical plant blast injures one person

China PX chemical plant blast injures one person
Copyright 
By Euronews
Published on
Share Comments
Share Close Button

China state media said an explosion rocked a PX chemical plant on Monday. The blast happened at a chemical factory in the eastern city of Zhangzhou

China state media said an explosion rocked a PX chemical plant on Monday.

The blast happened at a chemical factory in the eastern city of Zhangzhou.

CCTV reported that one person had been injured by the explosion and more than four hundred rescue workers rushed to the scene to contain the raging fire.

PX plants have been highly controversial in China because residents who live nearby fear pollution from them.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share Comments

Read more

Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping

China records massive $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025 as exports rose in December

'Not about condoms': Beijing residents shrug off China's contraceptive tax