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The fire at a Jingjiang facility storing chemicals and fuel was fully put out early Saturday morning after blazing all day, Chinese media reported.
No casualties were reported from the fire that began Friday around 9.40am and the subsequent explosions, the Jingjiang government confirmed on its microblog.
Among the 42 tanks at the storage, 12 are gasoline tanks, the rest 30 contain dangerous chemicals including alcohol and lipid, according to Xinhua.

The blast recalled huge explosions caused by improper storage of chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin last August, when at least 165 people were killed and fears were raised of toxic contamination.
The blaze was finally put out at around 1am Saturday morning, Xinhua reported.
Some 400 firefighters were dispatched to put out the blaze, fed by petrol storage tanks on the site, the fire department under the Ministry of Public Security said on its microblog.
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Jingjiang, in the eastern province of Jiangsu,is located near the north bank of the Yangtze river about 150 kilometres (93 miles) from commercial hub Shanghai.
One photo posted online showed dark clouds of smoke with the fire burning amid what appeared to be storage tanks.

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The accident was at the premises of a company called Jiangsu Deqiao Storage, which is authorised to keep hazardous chemicals and fuel, reports said.
Its parent is a Singapore-listed company called Hengyang Petrochemical Logistics. Deqiao’s facilities include storage tanks and shipping berths on the Yangtze River, according to Hengyang’s website.
Industrial accidents are common in China where safety standards are often lax.
But the massive blast in Tianjin sparked widespread anger over a perceived lack of transparency by officials about its causes and environmental impact.
The findings from a government inquiry into the Tianjin accident released in February recommended 123 people be punished.
The blast, which caused over $1 billion in damages, was caused by improper chemical storage by a company called Tianjin Ruihai International Logistics, which managed to evade safety laws.

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Fire at Jingjiang chemical storage finally controlled early morning following all-day blaze and blasts

Firefighters were finally able to control the blazes early Saturday morning following explosions at a chemical warehouse in Jingjiang, eastern China on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

(160423) -- JINGJIANG, April 23, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters examine the fire site at a chemical storage of Deqiao Storage Company in Jingjiang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 23, 2016. Blaze has been fully put down by 1:50 a.m. on April 23 and no casualties are reported. The fire occurred around 9 a.m. on April 22. Among the 42 tanks at the storage, 12 are gasoline tanks, the rest 30 contain dangerous chemicals including alcohol and lipid. (Xinhua/Li Xiang) (lfj)

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(150831) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 31, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean up debris at the warehouse explosion site of Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2015. The death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions rose to 158 on Monday with 15 people still missing two weeks after the blasts, according to rescue authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)(mcg)

Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in August last year that reduced a Tianjin parking lot filled with new cars to charred remains. Photo: AP

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Among the 42 tanks at the storage, 12 are gasoline tanks, the rest 30 contain dangerous chemicals


Fire at Jingjiang chemical storage finally controlled early morning following all-day blaze and blasts

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