Authorities in central China say the plant was evacuated after floodwaters breached the outer walls about two hours before the explosion on Tuesday.
In a statement released online, the municipal government of Dengfeng, a city in Henan province, said no casualties or missing persons had been reported as of 10 a.m. local time , following the blast at a local aluminum alloy company owned by Dengfeng Power Group Co. Ltd.
The explosion happened around 6 a.m. when floodwaters reached the high-temperature solution inside the plant's alloy tank, the statement noted. Work to handle the aftermath of the incident was"ongoing in an orderly manner," it added.Torrential rains in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, lead to flooding on July 20, 2021.
Shockwaves from the blast appear to show smoke and clouds being pushed away from the site of the violent explosion.:"I heard a loud explosion while still in bed this morning. It shook my windows and gave me a huge fright. I thought it couldn't have been thunder."A spokesperson for the Dengfeng Emergency Management Bureau said its personnel were responding to the incident.
For the three days to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, parts of Henan had recorded up to 512.2 millimeters of rainfall, including 288.3 millimeters in Dengfeng, the Henan Meteorological Bureau reported.
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