A chemical factory in eastern China’s Yancheng City exploded today (March 21), shaking buildings for miles around.

The dramatic video shows the residential buildings which are five kilometers’ away from the factory shaking while the glass windows shattering into pieces and flying onto workers when the blast happened.

In another clip, massive flames and thick smoke come out of the factory and rise into the air.

According to reports, the benzene in one production equipment exploded in the Tian Jia Yi Chemical Plant.

86 fire engines and 389 firemen were sent on site and 31 people have been rescued.

3月21日下午，江苏盐城响水县陈家港化工园区天嘉宜化工厂发生爆炸，监控记录下爆炸瞬间，5公里外的民房的窗户被瞬间震碎。

3 月 21 日下午 4 时 50 分，盐城市响水县委宣传部发布了《响水天嘉宜化工爆炸情况汇报》，内容称，3 月 21 日 14：48 左右，位于响水县生态化工园区的天嘉宜化工有限公司发生爆炸。

　　事故发生后，响水县委、县政府主要领导及相关人员第一时间赶赴现场，立即启动应急预案，对受伤人员进行救护，同时有序开展事故救援、现场勘察、秩序维护等工作。后续情况将即时发布。