At least one killed in Shanghai chemical plant blast

Where there’s smoke: Smoke billowing from the plant after the explosion in Jinshan district, Shanghai. — Reuters

SHANGHAI: Huge clouds of black smoke billowed over Shanghai from multiple fires at a chemical plant that left at least one dead, according to state media and eyewitness video obtained by AFP.

The fire at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co plant in outlying Jinshan district broke out around 4am, but was brought under control later that morning, according to state news agency Xinhua.