Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident


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The result was delete. – czar   23:04, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident

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There is no indication whatsoever that this "incident" was anything more than an incident. It was not a disaster, and that its happening simultaneously with an oil spill is neither here nor there. And since the blaze never threatened a nuclear plant, let alone blew it up, there's nothing there of note either--besides a somewhat underhanded stab at the plant's location. Delete. Drmies (talk) 22:34, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Redirect - Transcribe a summary and redirect to List_of_industrial_disasters. Searching in English, some links and images of this incident do come up, but not many. Perhaps a search using Mandarin Chinese would yield better result. Waters.Justin (talk) 09:44, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:54, 18 June 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment: The article's contents seem well attributed and notable, but the title is a mouthful, and the incident isn't well attested in English-language media. A redirect seems logical, but a redirect and merge to a nebulous list seems like too much of a loss of the information. I can't agree with Waters.Justin's target, but I can't think of a better one. It's possible to simply keep and rely on a Category: Chinese Industrial Fires and Explosions by analogy to the category for the US and various companies. Hithladaeus (talk) 18:12, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:58, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a newspaper. This explosion caused no casualties and apparently didn't cause widespread ecological damage, so it had no lasting effect, and therefore notability. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:08, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - there is nothing notable about this news event.--Rpclod (talk) 05:13, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete While there is some coverage in Chinese sources (see link added above), Wikipedia is not a newspaper. There is no mention of the "incident" in Chinese Wikipedia, which would definately be there were it considered a notable event. Philg88 ♦talk 05:20, 30 June 2015 (UTC)


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