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Dangerous fire brought under control

Firefighters battle a factory blaze in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on Thursday to prevent six storage tanks of dangerous chemicals in the building from exploding. The Wenzhou Hongdeli Synthetic Leather Co plant caught fire at about 7:30 am. The blaze soon spread across 3,800 square meters of a workshop, fueled by flammable materials, including chemical leather and heat transfer oil. No injuries were reported. Photo by Yu Genling / for China Daily