Sudden explosion at Nanjing Jinling Petrochemical Plant

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3. Sudden explosion at Nanjing Jinling Petrochemical Plant: At 13:51 on October 9, 2016, an explosion occurred in the PX production unit of the Nanjing Refining Plant located in Qixia District. The fire control center dispatched the Special Operations Team 2, Xianlin, Maigaoqiao, Shimenkan teams, as well as the dedicated team from Jinling Petrochemical to the scene to handle the situation. A statement on Jinling Petrochemical’s official Weibo account read: At 13:50 on October 9, 2016, during the operation of the company’s reforming unit, a leak and fire occurred at the flange of the feed filter; no injuries were reported, and the company immediately activated its emergency response plan. ?In addition, this time it involves 180,000 tons of pure benzene, 354,000 tons of toluene, 290,000 tons of xylene, and 700,000 tons of PX. The aromatic compounds processing plant is scheduled for maintenance for one month at the end of August, and the restart time is expected to be delayed.