At least five reported killed in large explosion at China chemical plant | Environment News

More than 200 emergency workers respond to explosion and blaze in Weifang in Shandong province, Chinese state media report.

At least five people have been killed and 19 injured in a huge chemical plant explosion in eastern China, according to state media reports.

Six people were still missing following the explosion at the plant operated by Shandong Youdao Chemical in the city of Weifang in Shandong province late on Tuesday morning, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV and state-run Xinhua agency…