On the morning of February 7, an explosion occurred at a small biotech company founded in 2025 in northern China. It killed eight people.
This was reported by Reuters with reference to Chinese media.
The explosion occurred early Saturday morning in the city of Shuoyang, Shanxi Province, Chinese state media confirmed. The legal representative of Jiapeng Biotechnology was detained, and the city set up a team to investigate the accident.
Shanxi Province in China. Map: Google Maps
According to Xinhua, the company is located in a mountain valley, and dark yellow smoke billowed from the scene of the accident.
Reuters notes that journalists were unable to contact the company, which does not have a website. The cause of the explosion has not yet been established.
Founded in June 2025, Jiapeng Biotechnology is engaged in research in the fields of animal feed, coal products and building materials, according to its registration data.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, meanwhile, despite the government's massive efforts to stimulate the birth rate, China recorded a fourth consecutive year of falling birth rates. The birth rate in 2025 reached its lowest level since 1949.
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