More than 7,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution after
an incident on Wednesday night at a chemical warehouse in
Guangzhou, capital of south China's
Guangdong Province.
At around 7:00 PM on Wednesday night, chemicals leaked and
self-ignited at a warehouse at Daguan Road in Tianhe District of
Guangzhou. The fire was put out at about midnight, with 49 people
hospitalized for medical observation. There was no immediate report
of any casualties.
The evacuees included 6,000 college students, local government
sources confirmed on Thursday.
Local environmental protection department is monitoring local
air quality, and the cause of the accident is under
investigation.
(Xinhua News Agency May 11, 2006)
