Explosion at Newly-Built Feed Plant Kills Eight in Shanxi
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The company involved in the incident is located in a mountain depression more than 40 kilometers from the county seat of Shanyin. Dark yellow smoke was seen rising from the site, where on-site emergency handling work is still underway. Photo: CCTV News
An explosion at a biological feed company in northern China’s Shanxi province has killed eight people, local authorities said, the latest in a string of recent industrial accidents that have prompted safety warnings from the central government.
The blast occurred early Saturday at a workshop of Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd. in Shanyin county. The facility was established just over seven months ago. The company’s legal representative has been taken into police custody, and the Shuozhou city government has formed a team to investigate the cause of the disaster.
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- An explosion at Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. in Shanxi, China killed eight people; the company was established in June 2025.
- The blast is among several recent industrial accidents in China, including a steel plant explosion in Inner Mongolia that killed 10, and incidents in Wuhan, Jiangsu, and Heilongjiang killing several more.
- Authorities are investigating the cause, and a central government notice warned of increased safety risks around the Lunar New Year.
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Who’s Who
- Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd.
- Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd. is a biological feed company in Shanxi, China, established on June 25, 2025, and owned by Zhang Jiapeng. It specializes in biological feed R&D, coal, and construction materials. An explosion at its workshop killed eight people, leading to the legal representative's custody and a government investigation. The accident happened during a period of heightened safety warnings from the central government about industrial incidents.
- Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Steel Plate Co. Ltd.
- Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Steel Plate Co. Ltd. experienced an explosion on January 18, which resulted in 10 fatalities and 84 injuries. The central government is actively overseeing the investigation into this incident. This event is among several recent industrial accidents in China that have prompted safety warnings from the government.
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What Happened When
- June 25, 2025：
- Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd. was established.
- September 2025：
- Jiapeng Bio-Technology announced an 8.5 million yuan project to build a biological feed additives production line.
- January 2026：
- Local environmental authorities accepted the company’s assessment filing for a 15,000-ton annual capacity raw material production line.
- January 18, 2026：
- An explosion at Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Steel Plate Co. Ltd. killed 10 people and injured 84.
- February 1, 2026：
- A crane collapse at a subway construction site in Wuhan killed one person.
- February 2, 2026：
- A bridge collapse in Xiangshui county, Jiangsu province, killed five people.
- February 2, 2026：
- A fire at a nursing home in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, killed five people.
- February 3, 2026：
- State Council’s Work Safety Committee issued an urgent notice ordering tightened safety measures during the Lunar New Year period.
- Early February 7, 2026：
- An explosion occurred at a workshop of Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd. in Shanyin county, Shanxi province.
- Morning, February 7, 2026：
- Five victims were found without vital signs at the accident site.
- Night, February 7, 2026：
- Two additional bodies were recovered from the debris at the accident site.
- Morning, February 8, 2026：
- The final missing person was confirmed dead from the explosion at Shanyin Jiapeng Bio-Technology Co. Ltd.
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