Source: People's Daily China | Weibo
A blast seen and heard in a chemical industry zone in Lijin, Dongying City of Shandong on Aug. 31st, 2015.
An explosion erupted in an industrial zone in China's Dongying City on Monday, local media outlets reported.
The Twitter account for People's Daily reported the explosion in Dongying's Lijin county, in Shandong province. The city's population stands at about 2 million.
State radio said in a Weibo microblog post that a single blast occurred at a chemical plant in the city shortly before midnight, according to Reuters.
Earlier this month, a series of explosions apparently emanating from a warehouse in Tianjin, China killed at least 145 people.