Chinese authorities have updated the death toll to five dead and dozens injured in a chemical plant explosion in Panjin, northeast China, which occurred over the weekend.
In addition, eight people are still missing, according to the country’s emergency services, as reported by the newspaper ‘China Daily’.
A total of 370 people have participated in the rescue work, including firefighters and environmental protection workers. For the moment, the fire has been brought under control.
On the other hand, the county government has assured that the monitoring of the air around the plant has shown no anomalies after the fire.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The incident occurred during a maintenance process at the facility operated by the privately owned Panjin Haoye Chemical Co. in Lianoning province.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
