For a week after the explosion, the Jilin side failed to emphasize the dangers of the slick; only after the slick made its way across the Jilin-Heilongjiang border, a week after the explosions, did the Heilongjiang side respond to the crisis.
For a week after the explosion, the Jilin side failed to emphasize the dangers of the slick; information about the slick's effect on cities and counties in Jilin or Jilin's response to the slick crisis remains scarce. Only after the slick made its way across the Jilin-Heilongjiang border, a week after the explosions, did the Heilongjiang side respond to the crisis.