The blast came at a warehouse storing "alcohol materials" in Beichen District's Xiditou Township, official news service Xinhua said.
Police received a report of an explosion at 9.46 pm local time (1346 GMT), but the fire had been put out and no casualties had yet been reported, it said.
The explosion became a trending topic on the Sina Weibo social media platform, with users posting what they said were images of the blast.
The explosions and their aftermath raised a host of questions in China about industrial safety, as well as the enforcement of residential zoning regulations, government transparency and the adequacy of firefighter training.
