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Blast shakes Dongying chemical plant
An explosion shook a chemical plant in an industrial zone in China's Dongying, in Shandong province, shortly before midnight on Monday, according to state media.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. One person died last month after a blast hit a chemical plant in a different part of Shandong last month.
The Twitter account for People's Daily reported Monday night's explosion, as did state radio. Dongying's population is about two million.
Earlier this month, a series of explosions at warehouse complex in the port city of Tianjin killed at least 145 people.
After the Tianjin blast, President Xi Jinping vowed authorities would learn the lessons paid for with blood, as public anger grows over safety standards. An explosion at an auto parts factory killed 75 people a year ago.
Late last week China detained a dozen people over the Tianjin explosions, accusing officials and port executives of dereliction of duty or abuse of power. This came a day after the Communist Party sacked the head of the work safety regulator, a former vice mayor of Tianjin, for suspected corruption.
-Reuters contributed to this report.
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