At the eastern Chinese city of Jingjiang a warehouse storing chemicals and fuel has exploded and caught fire.This has occurred at the premises of Jiangsu Deqiao Storage company, which is authorized to keep hazardous chemicals.The Jingjiang government said the fire was “under control” with no deaths or injuries, and activity near the site had returned to normal.
This comes after a huge explosion at a factory where chemicals were being improperly stored in the northern city of Tianjin killed at least 165 people, and there were fears of toxic contamination in August last year.The blast sparked widespread anger over what was seen as a lack of transparency by officials about its causes and environmental impact