Two missing in south China biofuel plant blast - state media

Record ID: 1957989

  • Title: Two missing in south China biofuel plant blast - state media
  • Date: 12th July 2020
  • Summary: LONGYAN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 12, 2020) (CCTV - NO USE CHINA) FIRE BURNING, DARK SMOKE, FIREFIGHTERS HOSING DOWN BURNING TANKS FIRE BURNING AT PLANT/DARK SMOKE FIRE/WATER SPRAYING ON FIRE FIRE ENGINE HOSING DOWN BURNING STRUCTURE/BLACK SMOKE RISING INTO SKY/FIRE BURNING AT PLANT
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  • Keywords: China Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co Ltd biofuel plant explosion fire
  • Location: LONGYAN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA
  • City: LONGYAN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,China (PRC),Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001CMI5IRR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Two people were missing and two injured after an explosion on Sunday (July 12) at a biofuel plant in China's Fujian province, the local fire department and state media said.
    The blast occurred around 10:10 a.m. (0210 GMT) at Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co Ltd, a Shanghai-listed biofuel producer based in the southern city of Longyan, as workers were doing maintenance, CCTV said.
    Video on state television showed thick dark smoke bellowing into the sky.
    The fire was continuing as of 0800 GMT, as more than 100 firefighters were dispatched to the site and nearby residents had been evacuated, CCTV said.
    Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy processes gutter oil into biodiesel, the company website says.
    (Production: Phyllis Xu)
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