Four dead after sewage tank fire, management detained

Four people died during a sewage storage tank fire in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Tuesday, China Central Television reported on Thursday.

A tank at a clean energy company in Ningdong Energy Chemical Industry Base caught fire at around 9 am on Monday and was extinguished approximately one and a half hours later.

Eight people were doing construction work near the tank. After the fire, four workers were safe, and four were missing, Ningxia Daily reported.

The four missing workers were found dead on Thursday night. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Those in charge of the company and construction were detained by police.