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class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">21 March 2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location" style="text-align: left;">Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">陈家港生态化工园区</span></span>), <a href="/wiki/Xiangshui_County" title="Xiangshui County">Xiangshui County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yancheng" title="Yancheng">Yancheng</a>, Jiangsu, China</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&params=34_20_31_N_119_46_41_E_type:event_region:CN-32"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°20′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">119°46′41″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.34194°N 119.77806°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.34194; 119.77806</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Chemical plant explosion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deaths</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">78<sup id="cite_ref-Coote_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Non-fatal injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">617<sup id="cite_ref-Coote_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Nanjing</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.596%;left:90.862%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Shanghai"><img alt="Shanghai" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Shanghai</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:China_Jiangsu_adm_location_map.svg" title="File:China Jiangsu adm location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of the chemical plant in Jiangsu</div></div></div> <p>On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, <a href="/wiki/Chenjiagang" title="Chenjiagang">Chenjiagang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xiangshui_County" title="Xiangshui County">Xiangshui County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yancheng" title="Yancheng">Yancheng</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>, China. According to reports published on 25 March, 78 people were killed and 617 injured.<sup id="cite_ref-Coote_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_China" title="State Council of China">State Council of China</a> officially recognized the severity of the accident, often referred to as the "3.21 Explosive Accident".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The facility—located in Yancheng's <a href="/wiki/Industrial_park" title="Industrial park">industrial park</a>—was operated by Tianjiayi Chemical (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">江苏天嘉宜化工有限公司</span></span>), and was used to produce fertilizer<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or pesticides.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some sources reported that the plant produced <a href="/wiki/Organic_chemicals" class="mw-redirect" title="Organic chemicals">organic chemicals</a>, including some highly flammable compounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tianjiayi Chemical had been penalized six times for infractions of pollution and waste management laws,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_23_March_2019_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_23_March_2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/China_Daily" title="China Daily">China Daily</a></i> reported fines over safety issues.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This plant has had fires and deaths in the past since there is no government program to keep chemical plants like this one up to standard to prevent such disasters.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <i><a href="/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post" title="South China Morning Post">South China Morning Post</a></i>, this chemical plant paid bribes to journalists and local officials to avoid negative publicity or face possible closure.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This information came from an engineer who helped to create this plant and other similar plants that have disregarded multiple safety regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party">General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">State Council</a> <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier of the People's Republic of China">premier</a> <a href="/wiki/Li_Keqiang" title="Li Keqiang">Li Keqiang</a> are "demanding the government to shut down these chemical firms when they do not comply to safety regulations".<sup id="cite_ref-reuters1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 November 2007, an explosion occurred in one of the chemical factories in Chenjiagang Chemical Zone (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">陈家港生态化工园区</span></span>), with seven killed and around 50 injured.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sina_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sina-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 November 2010, more than 30 people were poisoned by a toxic gas release.<sup id="cite_ref-sina_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sina-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-xh_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xh-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early morning of 11 February 2011, rumors of toxic chemical release and potential imminent explosions in the Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park led over ten thousand residents to evacuate in panic from the towns of Chenjiagang and Shuanggang (<span lang="zh-hans"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8F%8C%E6%B8%AF#Simplified_Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:双港">双港</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%95%87#Simplified_Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:镇">镇</a></span>), during which, four people died and many were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-sina_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sina-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the afternoon of 18 May, and again on 26 July in 2011, there were explosions at local factories.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explosion">Explosion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Explosion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 21 March 2019 explosion occurred at a local time of 14:48<sup id="cite_ref-CENCauto_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CENCauto-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CENCfinal_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CENCfinal-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (06:48 GMT). Seventy-eight people were killed,<sup id="cite_ref-Coote_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at least 94 were severely injured,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_23_March_2019_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_23_March_2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 32 of whom were critically injured.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 640 people required hospital treatment and were taken to 16 hospitals.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The injured included children at a local kindergarten.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/China_Earthquake_Networks_Center" title="China Earthquake Networks Center">CENC</a> detected an M<sub>L</sub>2.2 artificial earthquake whose epicenter is at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&params=34.331_N_119.724_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°19′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">119°43′26″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.331°N 119.724°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.331; 119.724</span></span></span></a></span></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-CENCfinal_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CENCfinal-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The force of the blast started numerous fires in Yancheng, knocked down several buildings, and reportedly shattered windows several kilometers away.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fire was under control by 03:00 local time.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Considerable damage was caused to nearby factories and offices;<sup id="cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCMP_23_March_2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the roof of <a href="/wiki/Henglida_Chemical_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Henglida Chemical Factory">Henglida Chemical Factory</a>, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the explosion, fell in.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least one of the people killed was in another building destroyed by the blast.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_23_March_2019_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_23_March_2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows were reported to have been blown out up to 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from the explosion, and houses and other buildings were damaged in the nearby village-level administrative divisions including <a href="/wiki/Hai%27an,_Chenjiagang" title="Hai'an, Chenjiagang">Hai'an Town</a> (Haianju) (<span lang="zh"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B5%B7%E5%AE%89#Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:海安">海安</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A4%BE%E5%8C%BA#Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:社区">社区</a></span>) and <a href="/wiki/Shadang,_Chenjiagang" title="Shadang, Chenjiagang">Shadang</a> (<span lang="zh"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B2%99%E8%8D%A1#Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:沙荡">沙荡</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A4%BE%E5%8C%BA#Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:社区">社区</a></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCMP_23_March_2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This explosion was strong enough that it registered on earthquake sensors and could be seen by satellites.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The blast created a crater resulting in a magnitude 2.2 seismic shock that took over 900 firefighters to get the fire under control.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The search for survivors was ongoing on 23 March;<sup id="cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCMP_23_March_2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one survivor was rescued from the site on the same morning,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_23_March_2019_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_23_March_2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but 25 of the 28 people earlier reported missing were found dead.<sup id="cite_ref-Coote_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the Jiangsu environmental protection bureau, the monitored levels of <a href="/wiki/Benzene" title="Benzene">benzene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toluene" title="Toluene">toluene</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xylene" title="Xylene">xylene</a> in the area were not abnormal, and levels of <a href="/wiki/Acetone" title="Acetone">acetone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chloroform" title="Chloroform">chloroform</a> outside the explosion area were within normal limits.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_22_March_2019_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_22_March_2019-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, according to the <i>South China Morning Post</i> article entitled "Devastation at blast site after China chemical plant explosion leaves at least 64 dead, 640 injured" discusses the point that the surrounding three rivers were polluted with exceedingly high levels of dichloroethane and dichloromethane, at 2.8x and 8.4x the normal level, according to national water quality standards.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 170-metre-wide (560 ft) crater, 2 m (6 ft) deep, is required to be filled in, along with neutralizing the soil to prevent contamination to the surrounding community.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "This chemical plant was flattened, along with the surrounding 16 factories that also have varying degrees of damage" per the South China Morning Post.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The precise cause of the explosion is not yet known.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_23_March_2019_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_23_March_2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were no reports of anything abnormal at the plant before the explosion.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A worker at the plant reported the cause was a fire in a natural gas tanker that spread to the benzoyl storage tank,<sup id="cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCMP_23_March_2019-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this has not been confirmed. </p><p>On 4 April 2019, the Standing Committee of the Yancheng Committee of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> had a meeting where it was decided to definitively close down the Xiangshui Chemical Industry Park.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 November 2019, the State Council approved the investigation report, presented by the investigation team of the State Council. The report asserts that the explosion accident was a serious production safety accident: there was a long-term practice of illegal storage of hazardous waste, resulting in spontaneous combustion and explosion.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission issued warnings to Fan Jinlong and Fei Gaoyun, Jiangsu Provincial People's Government executive deputy governor and deputy governor, respectively. At the same time, investigations and criminal charges were filed against 44 enterprises and executives, for illegal storage of dangerous substances, significant violations of labor safety measures, environmental pollution, and forgery of certification documents.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy">Controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were reports of censorship following the blast, with news articles and posts on social media discussing the incident removed by officials.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Radio_Free_Asia" title="Radio Free Asia">Radio Free Asia</a>, during the disaster, the local government used anti-drone technology to stop drones being used by journalists (jamming technologies or actively shooting them down). The local government prevented foreign media from entering the disaster area and hospitals to prevent them from conducting interviews. Interviews were only granted to some in the Chinese media.<sup id="cite_ref-rfatweet_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rfatweet-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Beijing_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing News">Beijing News</a></i> ridiculed the local government for enforcing the principle of "prevent fire, prevent theft, and prevent journalists".<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions" title="2015 Tianjin explosions">2015 Tianjin explosions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosions" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Beirut explosions">2020 Beirut explosions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domino_effect_accident" title="Domino effect accident">Domino effect accident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_explosions" title="List of explosions">List of explosions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_02/12/4638896_0.shtml">the original</a> on 22 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=%E4%B8%80%E5%88%99%E2%80%9C%E8%B0%A3%E8%A8%80%E2%80%9D%E5%BC%95%E5%8F%91%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%87%E4%BA%BA%E5%87%BA%E9%80%83%E2%80%9D%E7%9A%84%E8%83%8C%E5%90%8E%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E6%B1%9F%E8%8B%8F%E5%93%8D%E6%B0%B4%E2%80%9C%E5%8C%96%E5%B7%A5%E5%8E%82%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8%E4%BC%A0%E8%A8%80%E2%80%9D%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E8%BF%BD%E8%B8%AA&rft.date=2011-01-12&rft.aulast=Zhu&rft.aufirst=Xudong+%28%E6%9C%B1%E6%97%AD%E4%B8%9C%29&rft.au=Wang%2C+Junyong+%28%E7%8E%8B%E9%AA%8F%E5%8B%87%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ifeng.com%2Fmainland%2Fdetail_2011_02%2F12%2F4638896_0.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGao2011" class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-script">Gao, Shan (高山) (27 July 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20190322080954/https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/y-07272011145339.html"><bdi lang="zh">盐城南方化工有限公司日前再次发生爆炸</bdi></a>. <i>普通话主页</i>. <a href="/wiki/Radio_Free_Asia" title="Radio Free Asia">Radio Free Asia</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/y-07272011145339.html">the original</a> on 22 March 2019. <q><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">5月18日下午，陈家港的南方化工厂果然发生重大火灾。7月26号该厂又再次发生爆炸。</span></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%B5&rft.atitle=%E7%9B%90%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E5%8C%96%E5%B7%A5%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E6%97%A5%E5%89%8D%E5%86%8D%E6%AC%A1%E5%8F%91%E7%94%9F%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8&rft.date=2011-07-27&rft.aulast=Gao&rft.aufirst=Shan+%28%E9%AB%98%E5%B1%B1%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfa.org%2Fmandarin%2Fyataibaodao%2Fy-07272011145339.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CENCauto-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CENCauto_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCENC2019" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a href="/wiki/China_Earthquake_Networks_Center" title="China Earthquake Networks Center">CENC</a> (21 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20190323121323/https://www.weibo.com/1904228041/HlWnZkN8i"><bdi lang="zh">中国地震台网自动测定：03月21日14时48分在江苏盐城市响水县附近（北纬34.34度，东经119.75度）发生3.0级左右地震，最终结果以正式速报为准</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weibo.com/1904228041/HlWnZkN8i">the original</a> on 23 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%E5%8F%B0%E7%BD%91%E8%87%AA%E5%8A%A8%E6%B5%8B%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9A03%E6%9C%8821%E6%97%A514%E6%97%B648%E5%88%86%E5%9C%A8%E6%B1%9F%E8%8B%8F%E7%9B%90%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E5%93%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%8E%BF%E9%99%84%E8%BF%91%EF%BC%88%E5%8C%97%E7%BA%AC34.34%E5%BA%A6%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%9C%E7%BB%8F119.75%E5%BA%A6%EF%BC%89%E5%8F%91%E7%94%9F3.0%E7%BA%A7%E5%B7%A6%E5%8F%B3%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%80%E7%BB%88%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%9C%E4%BB%A5%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E9%80%9F%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%BA%E5%87%86&rft.date=2019-03-21&rft.au=CENC&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weibo.com%2F1904228041%2FHlWnZkN8i&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CENCfinal-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CENCfinal_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CENCfinal_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCENC2019" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a href="/wiki/China_Earthquake_Networks_Center" title="China Earthquake Networks Center">CENC</a> (21 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20190323121305/https://www.weibo.com/1904228041/HlWrW2Y5u"><bdi lang="zh">中国地震台网正式测定：03月21日14时48分在江苏连云港市灌南县(疑爆)（北纬34.33度，东经119.73度）发生2.2级地震</bdi></a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.weibo.com/1904228041/HlWrW2Y5u">the original</a> on 23 March 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%E5%8F%B0%E7%BD%91%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E6%B5%8B%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%9A03%E6%9C%8821%E6%97%A514%E6%97%B648%E5%88%86%E5%9C%A8%E6%B1%9F%E8%8B%8F%E8%BF%9E%E4%BA%91%E6%B8%AF%E5%B8%82%E7%81%8C%E5%8D%97%E5%8E%BF%28%E7%96%91%E7%88%86%29%EF%BC%88%E5%8C%97%E7%BA%AC34.33%E5%BA%A6%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%9C%E7%BB%8F119.73%E5%BA%A6%EF%BC%89%E5%8F%91%E7%94%9F2.2%E7%BA%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87&rft.date=2019-03-21&rft.au=CENC&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weibo.com%2F1904228041%2FHlWrW2Y5u&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:1_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFhermesauto2019" class="citation web cs1">hermesauto (22 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/death-toll-from-east-china-factory-blast-jumps-to-44-state-media">"Blast at Chinese chemical plant blast kills 47, injures 640"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Straits_Times" title="The Straits Times">The Straits Times</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190323094807/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/death-toll-from-east-china-factory-blast-jumps-to-44-state-media">Archived</a> from the original on 23 March 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Straits+Times&rft.atitle=Blast+at+Chinese+chemical+plant+blast+kills+47%2C+injures+640&rft.date=2019-03-22&rft.au=hermesauto&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Fasia%2Feast-asia%2Fdeath-toll-from-east-china-factory-blast-jumps-to-44-state-media&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BBC_22_March_2019-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BBC_22_March_2019_16-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47663023">"China chemical blast death toll rises to 47"</a>. BBC News. 22 March 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519215326/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47663023">Archived</a> from the original on 19 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=China+chemical+blast+death+toll+rises+to+47&rft.pub=BBC+News&rft.date=2019-03-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-asia-47663023&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://artoria2e5.github.io/PRCoords/demo?lat=34.33&lon=119.73">Calculated</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091709/https://artoria2e5.github.io/PRCoords/demo?lat=34.33&lon=119.73">Archived</a> 2019-03-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> from <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=2019_Xiangshui_chemical_plant_explosion&params=34.33_N_119.73_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°20′N</span> <span class="longitude">119°44′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.33°N 119.73°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.33; 119.73</span></span></span></a></span></span> of <a href="/wiki/GCJ-02" class="mw-redirect" title="GCJ-02">GCJ-02</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SCMP_23_March_2019-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SCMP_23_March_2019_18-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3002941/chinese-chemical-plant-survivors-relive-horror-earth-shattering">"Chinese chemical plant survivors relive horror of 'earth-shattering' blast"</a>. <i>South China Morning Post</i>. 23 March 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190517022347/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3002941/chinese-chemical-plant-survivors-relive-horror-earth-shattering">Archived</a> from the original on 17 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=South+China+Morning+Post&rft.atitle=Chinese+chemical+plant+survivors+relive+horror+of+%27earth-shattering%27+blast&rft.date=2019-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fchina%2Fsociety%2Farticle%2F3002941%2Fchinese-chemical-plant-survivors-relive-horror-earth-shattering&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-03-21/death-toll-in-china-chemical-plant-explosion-rises-to-44">"Death Toll Rises to 62 in China Chemical Plant Blast - World News"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i>. 22 March 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190424025009/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-03-21/death-toll-in-china-chemical-plant-explosion-rises-to-44">Archived</a> from the original on 24 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=South+China+Morning+Post&rft.atitle=Devastation+at+blast+site+after+China+chemical+plant+explosion+leaves+at+least+64+dead%2C+640+injured&rft.date=2019-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fnews%2Fchina%2Fsociety%2Farticle%2F3002772%2Fjiangsu-chemical-plant-explosion-death-toll-reaches-44-32&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.cctv.com/2019/04/05/ARTItuemHOlDynDP7hw7rBKj190405.shtml"><bdi lang="zh">江苏盐城决定关闭响水化工园区支持各地区建设“无化区”</bdi></a>. <i><a href="/wiki/China_Central_Television" title="China Central Television">China Central Television</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190419145553/http://news.cctv.com/2019/04/05/ARTItuemHOlDynDP7hw7rBKj190405.shtml">Archived</a> from the original on 19 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 April</span> 2019</span>. <q><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">4月4日，江苏盐城市市委常委会召开会议，决定彻底关闭响水化工园区，</span></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=China+Central+Television&rft.atitle=%E6%B1%9F%E8%8B%8F%E7%9B%90%E5%9F%8E%E5%86%B3%E5%AE%9A%E5%85%B3%E9%97%AD%E5%93%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%8C%96%E5%B7%A5%E5%9B%AD%E5%8C%BA+%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%E5%90%84%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE%E2%80%9C%E6%97%A0%E5%8C%96%E5%8C%BA%E2%80%9D&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cctv.com%2F2019%2F04%2F05%2FARTItuemHOlDynDP7hw7rBKj190405.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2019+Xiangshui+chemical+plant+explosion" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191115120543/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2019-11/15/c_1125237644.htm">"江苏响水天嘉宜化工有限公司"3·21"特别重大爆炸事故调查报告公布-新华网"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Xinhua_News_Agency" title="Xinhua News Agency">Xinhua News Agency</a></i>. 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