Three people were killed and another three wounded in a chemical plant explosion on Tuesday in eastern Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.

The explosion happened at around 1:30 p.m. at the privately owned Jiangxi Jiangwei High Technology Co., according to the information office of the city government of Leping, where the plant is located.

No leaks of liquid or toxic gas were detected, and the injured have been rushed to the hospital in Nanchang, capital city of Jiangxi, the information office said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.