Blast rocks chemical factory in E China city

Thick smoke billows into the sky after a blast at Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company in northern Nanjing city, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, around 1 pm Monday. Photo from Yangtze Evening News's official Sina Weibo account.

A blast erupted at a chemical factory in Nanjing city, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, around 1 pm Monday, after several petroleum tanks exploded, Yangtze Evening News reported on its official Sina Weibo account.

The blast occurred at Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. in Liuhe district in northern Nanjing.

More than 10 fire trucks have arrived at the site and firefighting efforts are continuing.

No injuries were reported.