MASSIVE Explosion at Chemical Plant in Dengfeng, Henan, China - Jul. 20, 2021

An explosion occurred at an aluminum alloy plant on Tuesday morning in Dengfeng, Central China's Henan Province. No casualties were reported as of press time, said local authorities.

Local emergency management staff have rushed to the scene.

The incident occurred at around 6:00 am at an aluminum alloy plant in a village of Gaocheng township after flood water from a nearby river poured into an alloy tank with a high temperature solution, according to a statement Dengfeng government issued on Tuesday.

After Dengfeng experienced heavy rainstorm on Monday, the water level of the Yinghe River soared and exceeded the warning line at around 4 am. The increased water level resulted in the collapse of the surrounding wall and flooded into the factory, said the statement.

The company later cut the power and evacuated its staff from the plant, it said.

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