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2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion
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Industrial incident in Nanjing, China
2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion 728建筑受损一.jpg Damage to the buildings after the explosion Nanjing No.4 Plastics factory (abandoned)Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China July 28, 2010 10:11 a.m. UTC+8 at least 13 300+
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The 2010 Nanjing chemical plant explosion occurred on July 28, 2010, in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China.
Explosion
The explosion happened at 10:15 am in the abandoned Nanjing No.4 Plastics factory. Most buildings within a 100-metre radius were flattened by the blast, according to China National Radio.South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Chemical explosion kills 10, hurts 120. Retrieved on 2010-07-28. According to official news, at least 13 people were killed with as many as 300 people injured. However, eyewitness accounts suggested the total number of deaths was much higher.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIzwptuj5sY https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/VIzwptuj5sY 2021-12-21 live Nanjing, China factory explosion Live 王哲 31 July 2010 29 April 2017 YouTube
Aftermath
A preliminary investigation suggested that the explosion was caused by the rupture of a propylene pipeline.Ramzy Austin China's Industrial Accidents Quietly on the Rise http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2007319,00.html Time 16 March 2017 29 July 2010
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