China News Service, Luliang, May 19 (Fan Lifang and Gao Ruifeng) On the 19th, the reporter learned from the publicity department of Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province that on the evening of May 18, an explosion occurred in the boiler room of a chemical fertilizer plant in Jiajiazhai Village of the county, causing 3 2 people were killed and 2 injured.
It is understood that the on-site rescue has ended and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Jiaocheng County's fertilizer industry started in the 1970s. According to public data, the county's fertilizer export products include more than 30 varieties of calcium ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, etc., and are sold to dozens of countries such as Canada, Chile, and Japan. area.
Because of its high domestic market share of calcium fertilizers, it is known as "China's Calcium Capital" in the industry.
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