ZHANGZHOU - A fire at a chemical plant that exploded a day ago in east China's Fujian Province reignited on Tuesday around 7:40 pm.

Three hours after the fire was thought to have been extinguished on Tuesday, the fire was rekindled.

The initial blast was caused by a fire at a xylene facility, an initial investigation revealed Tuesday.

Oil leaked from the xylene facility caught fire and lead to blasts at three nearby oil storage tanks at Tenglong Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Zhangzhou) Co. Ltd. on the Gulei Peninsula in Zhangzhou City.

Six injured people in the accident are being treated in the hospital.