China News Service, January 12th. According to the official Weibo news of the Nanjing Fire Rescue Detachment, at 17:06 on the 12th, the chemical plant of Yangzi Petrochemical Rubber Company located at 299 Fenghua Road in Nanjing exploded and the company immediately launched a special emergency plan. The fire and rescue forces rushed to the scene to carry out fire fighting and rescue. At 19:46, the open fire was completely put out.

The accident did not cause casualties, and was tested by the environmental protection department and did not cause pollution to the surrounding environment.

  Currently, the cause of the accident is under investigation.

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