Population picks up the pieces, and they fear toxic repercussions a day after the deadly Chinese chemical explosion

On Wednesday, the residents near a Granded chemical factory in the East Shandong Province, on Wednesday, assessed the damage to their village and monitored the wind, afraid of the toxic repercussions of the explosion of killing at least five people.

Black and gray smoke were still rising from the collapse facility, as emergency services continued on the site. Local officials have not yet released the results of air quality tests.

The explosion occurred just before Tuesday afternoon at a factory run by Shandong Yudaw chemical in the city of Ghameri, where he sent columns of orange and black smoke in the sky and scattered on the side of the road with debris for more than one kilometer.

Nineteen people were wounded and six others remained missing, according to the state -run news agency.

Yu Qianing, a 69 -year -old farmer, showed a retrocate that fell and windows were shattered, but he said that no one at his home had suffered any injuries.

Yu said that he and his wife felt safe at their home as long as the wind continued to explode north, but added that they moved their grandson to another place as a precaution.

Shawdong Youdao Chemical was created in August 2019 at the Gaomi Renhe Chemical Park Park, according to the company’s website.

The factory develops and produces chemical ingredients for use in pesticides and pharmaceutical preparations, as it employs more than 300 people on the site of more than 47 hectares