Fire at Jingjiang chemical storage finally controlled early morning following all-day blaze and blasts
Among the 42 tanks at the storage, 12 are gasoline tanks, the rest 30 contain dangerous chemicals
The fire at a Jingjiang facility storing chemicals and fuel was fully put out early Saturday morning after blazing all day, Chinese media reported.
No casualties were reported from the fire that began Friday around 9.40am and the subsequent explosions, the Jingjiang government confirmed on its microblog.
Among the 42 tanks at the storage, 12 are gasoline tanks, the rest 30 contain dangerous chemicals including alcohol and lipid, according to Xinhua.
The blast recalled huge explosions caused by improper storage of chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin last August, when at least 165 people were killed and fears were raised of toxic contamination.
The blaze was finally put out at around 1am Saturday morning, Xinhua reported.
Some 400 firefighters were dispatched to put out the blaze, fed by petrol storage tanks on the site, the fire department under the Ministry of Public Security said on its microblog.
