A man takes pictures of an overturned vehicle and damage after an explosion at a Sinopec Corp oil pipeline in Huangdao, Qingdao, Shandong Province November 22, 2013. According to Xinhua News Agency, local authorities said that at least 22 people were killed after a leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded on Friday morning in Qingdao. REUTERS/Stringer
BEIJING (Reuters) - An explosion in a Sinopec Corp oil pipeline killed 35 people in Qingdao in eastern China on Friday, causing a blaze that took several hours to bring under control and halting operations at a major oil port, media and ship brokers said.
Qingdao is one of China's largest crude oil import terminals, supplying at least two major Sinopec refineries - the Qingdao plant and Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Corp - as well as many small, independent refineries.
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