On 20 December 2015 at 11:40 am a pile of construction waste, stored on a hillside, slid down in an avalanche of mud and debris, destroying 33 buildings and covering an area greater than ten hectares (25 acres) in the Hengtaiyu Industrial Park (恒泰裕工业园), which is, administratively, under Guangming New District of Shenzhen.The landslide reportedly ruptured a nearby 400-metre (1,300 ft) section of the West–East Gas Pipeline and triggered an explosion which was heard about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away.[9][10] According to The New York Times, PetroChina stated that this was untrue, although subsequently reported that PetroChina announced its plan to lay a temporary gas pipeline to replace the damaged one.Rescuers carefully clean up and put away the objects.
