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Initial report suggests that at least nine people were injured in the explosion in the Shandong province city of Zibo, So far no news of any death has been reported from the site, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

An explosion has been reported at a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Shandong, according to media reports.

The company whose warehouse exploded in Tianjin, killing more than one hundred and devastating the port area, was licensed to handle unsafe chemicals at the time of the blasts, but suspicions have been raised over its certificates.[Special coverage]. Officials have assured the...

At least 21 firefighters are among the dead, state media reported.

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Prosecutors in Tianjin said earlier they were investigating two senior officials from Binhai district on suspicion of corruption, although they did not specify whether the charges were linked to the blasts.

Police are evacuating everyone within three kilometres of the blast site amid reports more explosions have rocked the northern Chinese city, CNN reports. At least 21 firefighters are among the dead and an unknown number remain missing.

The high insurance penetration rate in this area could make the blasts one of the most costly catastrophe claims for the Chinese insurance sector in the past few years, the report said. It is one of the government agencies responsible for regulating companies that work with...

The explosions occurred at night and they struck a mostly industrial zone otherwise the death toll could have been much higher.

This could be the highest death toll in a rescue mission for firefighters since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, official media reported.

The explosions have disrupted the flow of cars, oil, iron ore and other items through the world’s 10th largest port.

Meanwhile, angry relatives of missing firefighters have stormed a government news conference demanding information about their loved ones.

People injured in the explosions that hit a nearby chemical warehouse last week hold photos of their wounds as they join a protest outside the hotel where authorities are holding a press conference in Tianjin, China, on August 17, 2015. Meanwhile, more than 80 of the victims have...

Residents whose homes were damaged in the explosions held another demonstration outside the venue of a press conference briefing journalists on the relief effort.

About 700 people were injured, 71 seriously.