ABC2There has been another massive explosion in China, in an industrial zone in Lijin, Dongying City, with a chemical facility thought to be in the area.
The explosion took place in the Chinese province of Shandong and was caught on camera, with the footage quickly being picked up by major news outlets and going viral on social media.
According to reports, it took place late on Monday evening, at around 11.30pm local time.
Breaking: A blast seen and heard in a chemical industry zone in Lijin, Dongying City of Shandong around 23:25 Mon. pic.twitter.com/Yi29nJXEuX
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 31, 2015
#BREAKING:
Another Third Massive Explosion Rocks China Thats Three in a Three Week Period:http://t.co/MYNnvBSxGt— AKilluminati (@An0nKn0wledge) August 31, 2015
China’s People’s Daily reported that no casualties had been confirmed, and currently, no confirmation as to the extent of the damage or the number of injuries is available.
It of course comes only weeks after another blast killed an estimated 139 people.
UPDATE- 9:37 pm GMT: A video posted here earlier purporting to be of the explosion was actually a video of the Tianjin explosion.
