At least one person was killed in a fire at a chemical plant in Shanghai on Saturday, state media reported, as thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky over the Chinese megalopolis according to a video obtained by AFP .
The fire at the Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. plant, located in Jinshan district, southwest of Shanghai, started in the afternoon and was brought under control hours later, according to the China News Agency. New.
According to our initial information, the fire has already caused one death.said the agency. Fire protection measures are currently underwaywe added from the same source.
A video taken by the drone, provided by a resident atAFPshows a thick cloud of smoke over the vast industrial area with three separate fires, in separate buildings.
The fire broke out as Shanghai, China’s economic capital, cautiously resumed its activity after being completely shut down for two months in response to an epidemic outbreak of COVID-19.
The lockdown, which officially ended in early June, led to factory closures and disruptions in supply chains.
According to local media, residents heard an explosion near this petrochemical plant. Then it was followed by fire.
Videos spreading on social media show thick clouds of smoke and ash rising in the sky.
The whole place was completely burnedreports what seems to have shocked the resident in one of his videos.
The refinery is located near the seafront, not far from a natural park.
The Shanghai Fire Department announced on Weibo, the local equivalent of Twitter, that it sent more than 500 people to the scene immediately after the incident.
The Ministry of Emergency Management sent experts to the scene, CCTV reported.
The media did not say the cause of this fire.
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