China: Massive Fire Engulfs Biotechnology Factory in Hebei

A major fire broke out at a biotechnology company in northern China, sending towering flames and thick smoke around a high-rise factory building. The fire erupted on December 11, 2025, at Guoxu Biotechnology Company in Fuping County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. The video shows the multi-story industrial building fully engulfed in flames, with heavy black smoke billowing into the sky. Local fire authorities said the blaze was caused by the ignition of insulation materials inside the factory. Firefighters extinguished the fire after about two and a half hours, and no casualties were reported.

Agricultural Biotechnology in Zhangye

Agricultural Biotechnology in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - APRIL 29, 2024 - A biotechnology research and development team conducts biochemical analysis of plant formulations in Zhangye City, Gansu province, China, April 29, 2024.

Agricultural Biotechnology in Zhangye

Agricultural Biotechnology in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - APRIL 29, 2024 - Technicians check the content of plant active ingredients on a computer at an automated production line for supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) low-temperature vacuum concentration in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, April 29, 2024.

BioNTech inaugurates first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Rwanda

STORY: BioNTech inaugurates first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Rwanda SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITES 1 (English) UGUR SAHIN, Co-founder and CEO of BioNTech 3. SOUNDBITES 2 (English) MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission STORYLINE: BioNTech, a leading biotechnology company, on Monday inaugurated its first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Africa in Rwanda's capital of Kigali. The inauguration comes after the German company signed deals in 2021 with Rwanda and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal to set up manufacturing sites on the continent. The facility construction was launched last year. BioNTech indicated in a statement that it is on course to develop prophylactic mRNA vaccines targeting infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV, and is also focusing on diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential,

New tech promotes growth of forage grass in Anhui, China

STORY: New tech promotes growth of forage grass in Anhui, China DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: MA'ANSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU TONGZHOU, Technician, Anhui Jinshengda Bio-electronic Technology Co., LTD STORYLINE: In a plant of a biotechnology company in Ma'anshan city, east China's Anhui Province, forage grass here does not grow on land but in a spiral "tower." This tower is more than 10 meters high and covered with LED lights. The independently developed system uses artificial light to promote growth of forage grass, which will be fully grown within 7 days, while its natural growth cycle is about 25 days. This tower covers an area of less than 30 square meters, and is not influenced by seasonal or climatic conditions. The grass will be provided for cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock. The technology of light supplementation system for plants has been successfully applied in the cultivation of forage grass, veg

Investigation into deadly fire at Toyobo's plant

Investigation into deadly fire at Toyobo's plant

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2020, shows a fire department vehicle heading to the scene of a fire that left two workers dead and one injured two days earlier at Japanese fiber and biotechnology firm Toyobo Co.'s plant in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture.

Investigation into deadly fire at Toyobo's plant

Investigation into deadly fire at Toyobo's plant

Photo taken Sept. 29, 2020, shows a fire department vehicle heading to the scene of a fire that left two workers dead and one injured two days earlier at Japanese fiber and biotechnology firm Toyobo Co.'s plant in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture.