An oil depot in a petrochemical industry park in Daya Bay exploded this morning.

An explosion occurred at an oil depot in a petrochemical industry park in Daya Bay around 4:10 am Monday morning.

Flames soared more than 100 meters high after an oil leak at the Huizhou Refinery Company of China National Offshore Oil Corp., said a spokesman with the administrative committee of the Dayawan Economic and Technical Development Zone.

The fire was extinguished by 7:10 a.m.

According to the company, no casualties were caused and the fire did not lead to any toxic emissions.

The Daya Bay is home to four nuclear reactors, belonging to the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, the Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant, and the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment.

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