Firefighters try to put out the fire, which caused an explosion at a chemical factory in Zhongwei city, Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Aug 23. Four storage tanks with benzene organics in the factory caught fire, and three of them exploded on Aug 23. Forty-seven firefighters with eight trucks have rushed to the scene. No casualties or property loss have been reported as of 11 am Monday. [Photo/Xinhua]
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