Smoke clouds Shanghai as chemical plant fire leaves at least one dead

Explosion heard 6km away before three blazes seen in separate buildings, with the fire expected to continue burning for some time

At least one person was killed in a large fire at a Shanghai chemical plant that shot clouds of smoke across the city on Saturday, state media reported.

The fire at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co plant in outlying Jinshan district broke out around 4am but was brought under control later that morning, according to state news agency Xinhua.