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BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers searched Wednesday for six people still missing after an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China shook nearby buildings, killing at least five people and injuring 19.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Firefighters extinguish fires at the explosion site of a chemical plant in Gaomi, in east China's Shandong Province, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

A massive explosion at a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong Province has killed at least five people and sent huge plumes of smoke into the sky. Emergency workers are searching for six ...

At least five are dead and six are missing Tuesday following a massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China. Videos captured in the wake of the blast at the Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co ...

BEIJING, China — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China ’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to local emergency ...