Firefighters work at the scene of fire in Huachen Energy Depot in Quantang Town in Pinghu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 18, 2010. A 10,000-cubic-meter propylene tank caught fire early Saturday morning in east China's Zhejiang Province. Firefighters had put out the flames till 9:30 a.m. Saturday. (Xinhua/Wu Jiafeng)

HANGZHOU, Dec. 18 -- Firefighters have put out the flames of a 10,000-cubic-meter propylene tank in east China's Zhejiang Province, local officials said Saturday morning.

The tank caught fire early Saturday morning in Huachen Energy Depot in Quantang Town in Pinghu City of Zhejiang.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

A firefighter works at the scene of fire in Huachen Energy Depot in Quantang Town in Pinghu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 18, 2010. A 10,000-cubic-meter propylene tank caught fire early Saturday morning in east China's Zhejiang Province. Firefighters had put out the flames till 9:30 a.m. Saturday. (Xinhua/Wu Jiafeng)