Yancheng: A factory explosion shook the eastern city of Yancheng, in China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday.
The blast killed six people and severely injured another 30, according to Xiangshui County's official social media account.
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State broadcaster CCTV showed blazing fires at the facility and plumes of smoke covering the factory compound.
According to the Jiangsu Province Fire Department's official social media account, firefighters received a call reporting a blast at the Tian Jianyi Chemical Company at 14:52 local time (0652 GMT.)
The cause of the blast is under investigation.
A local business hotel owner named Ding, whose hotel is located around five to six kilometres away from the site, said the impact of the explosion shattered glass along his street. He saw at least four people injured.
