An explosion accident occurred on the afternoon of the 3rd at a factory in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. Chinese media Dahe Daily reported this.

Videos filmed at the scene showed a sudden explosion occurring inside the factory building while firefighters were engaged in extinguishing efforts. A local official confirmed that the explosion had indeed occurred, stating, 'Relevant departments are responding at the scene. No casualties have been confirmed at this time.'

Meanwhile, according to nearby residents, the site is potentially a chemical factory, and they testified, 'We heard at least two explosion sounds.' Another witness stated, 'After the explosion sound, I saw a white mushroom cloud rise. The blast caused ringing in my ears, and part of the dilapidated ceiling fell at the company where I work.'

On Chinese social media, videos and photos showing smoke and flames rising from the factory at the scene were successively posted. Numerous photos also showed windows shattered and parts of buildings damaged at what appeared to be nearby commercial facilities, indicating the severity of the impact.

Furthermore, according to Hong Kong media, videos circulated online reportedly showed a person believed to be a factory employee suffering severe burns all over their body, with skin extensively blistering.

More than 600 comments appear to have been posted on Dahe Daily's account on China's social media platform Weibo regarding the accident, but specific comments are currently not viewable.

Recently, a series of explosion accidents causing numerous casualties have occurred in China; on May 4, 37 people died in an explosion accident at a fireworks factory in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, and on May 22, a gas explosion occurred at a coal mine in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, killing 82 people. (Translation/Editing by Kitada)

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