In China, an explosion occurred at an ethylene plant

In China, on Tuesday, an explosion occurred in one of the workshops of the ethylene plant in the city of Maomin of the Southern Chinese province of Guangdun, Interfax reports, citing the newspaper Guangzhou Gibao. There is no data on the victims yet.

It is specified that the explosion occurred during a thunderstorm raging in this area. For extinguishing the fire, 10 fire combustions were involved, the working enterprises also participated in the fight against fire. In order to put the situation under control, it took a whole day. Immediately after the start of the fire, about 1 thousand residents of nearby houses were urgently evacuated. The houses are only 100 meters from the enterprise.