Eight killed in explosion in northern China, state media says
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The explosion was at Jiapeng Biotechnology, whose legal representative has been detained, Xinhua reported.
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BEIJING – An explosion at a small biotech company in northern China on Feb 7 killed eight people, China’s state media reported on Feb 8.
The explosion occurred in Shuoyang, Shanxi province, in the early morning of Feb 7, state media said.
The legal representative of Jiapeng Biotechnology has been detained and the city has set up an accident investigation team, Xinhua news agency reported.
The firm is located in a mountain hollow, and dark yellow smoke was seen billowing from the accident site, Xinhua said.
Reuters was not able to contact the company, which does not maintain a website. The cause of the reported explosion was not immediately clear.
Founded in June 2025, Jiapeng Biotechnology conducts research on animal feed, coal products and building materials, according to its corporate registration. REUTERS
