Shanghai petrochemical company fire under control
SHANGHAI -- One person was killed after a fire broke out at a petrochemical enterprise in China's Shanghai early on Saturday, the company said.
The fire occurred at 4:28 am at the ethylene glycol plant of the chemical department of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd, located in the city's Jinshan district. A driver of a transport vehicle was found killed and an employee of the company was slightly injured.
The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment said the latest monitoring data show that the air quality has almost returned to normal, and no water pollution has been found in the surrounding rivers.
A total of 563 firefighters and rescuers and 113 fire engines rushed to the site, and the fire is under control.
A nearby shop owner, surnamed Sun, told Xinhua that after hearing the explosion in the early morning, he drove his family away because they were worried about the potential fallout and pollution. But the family of six returned home hours after as the situation became stable.
The Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau has set up an investigation team to probe the cause of the fire.
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