Explosion hits chemical plant in southeast China VIDEO

An explosion occurred at a chemical plant in the southeastern Chinese province of Jiangxi at noon (0200 GMT) on Saturday, state media reported.

Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed dense smoke at the Qiantai New Material Co facility.

The cause of the fire at the plant was said to be an oil fire. The explosion was reported to emergency services at 10:30 local time.

Firefighters have arrived at the plant and continue fighting the fire. All plant personnel have been evacuated. According to the latest reports, no one was injured as a result of the explosion. Work is underway to determine the cause of the fire.