广州番禺仓库爆炸6000多居民被迫撤离

GUANGZHOU - An explosion ripped through a warehouse at a chemical plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 6,000 residents, the local government said.

周四，中国南部城市广州市一家化学工厂仓库发生剧烈爆炸，6000多居民被迫撤离，当地政府说。

The accident happened at about 2:35 pm at the No 6 Warehouse, a storage facility for oxidant, at the Futian Chemical Company in Guangzhou's Panyu district, the district government said in a statement.

该地地区政府在陈述中称事故在下午2：35分左右发生在福田化工有限公司广州番禺分公司储藏氧化剂的第6号仓库。

Ninety firefighters and 15 fire trucks were dispatched to handle the blast, and the situation was brought under control at about 3:10 pm, the statement said.

陈述中称90名消防员和15辆消防车被派往处理此次爆炸事件，下午3：10左右形势已被控制。

A small amount of hydrogen chloride, a toxic gas, had been detected in the air in neighboring areas, and the evacuated residents have yet to return home, it said.

毗邻区域空气中有检测到小部分毒气氯化氢，撤离的居民们已返回家中。

An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, according to the statement.

事故缘由尚在调查中。