Beijing. Two people have died and 12 are missing in a massive explosion at a chemical plant in northeast China. According to a press release issued by the local government, flames and plumes of black smoke were seen billowing from the chemical unit complex.
The government of Panshan county in the city’s suburbs said in a press release that firefighters had brought the blaze under control. The local environment department is assessing its impact on air quality in the area. Officials said that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. It appears that the flames did not spread beyond the unit. Fatal industrial accidents are a frequent occurrence in China, the world’s second largest economy. The central government promised tighter security measures after a 2015 explosion at a chemical warehouse in the northern port city of Tianjin. 173 people were killed in the Tianjin disaster, most of whom were firefighters and police officers. In this case, several local officials were accused of accepting bribes from those who violated security measures.
Four killed in shooting club explosion in Brazil
Sao Paulo. At least four people were killed and one was seriously injured in an explosion at a shooting club in the city of Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. The local fire department gave this information. The blast happened on Sunday morning at the club located in the western part of Manaus. The cause of the blaze is not yet known, according to the fire department, but there was a strong smell of gas when emergency service personnel arrived.
Nearly 50 vehicles collided on a snow-covered road in D.Korea, one person dead and many others injured
Seoul. At least 50 vehicles collided on a snow-covered highway near South Korea’s capital on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring several others. Hwang Tae-geon, a fire department official in Pocheon city, said at least 47 vehicles collided with each other on the Guri-Pocheon highway due to slippery road conditions. In the pictures, police officers and rescue workers with ‘stretchers’ can be seen running through the rubble, on the road. Several vehicles, including a passenger bus, were damaged at the front and rear.
Kim Dog-wan, an official with the North Gyeonggi Province Fire Department, said a man was taken to a hospital after suffering a heart attack, where doctors pronounced him dead. At least three occupants of the vehicle were seriously injured, while around 29 people received minor injuries. Hwang said the injured who did not need to be taken to the hospital were taken to their homes by rescue workers in buses. The accident occurred near a highway leading to Pocheon, about 40 km north of Seoul.
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