Another fire accident occurred at Guangzhou Petrochemical Plant

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This post was last edited by yanran88 on 2010-3-31 at 15:13. According to Fangdu Chemical Industry Network http://www.16ds.com/2010.3.30, at 7:54 p.m. yesterday, Guangzhou Petrochemical experienced another fire 11 days after the previous one. Witnesses said they heard a sound similar to an explosion, along with thick smoke. Subsequently, all passages in the petrochemical plant were sealed off layer by layer. At 00:40 in the early morning, the fire was brought under control. The incident resulted in minor injuries to two construction workers; no secondary hazards occurred, and operations at other units near Unit 3 of Distillation Section 4 in the refinery were proceeding normally ； According to on-site monitoring by environmental protection authorities, the accident did not cause any harm to the air or water environments. The cause of the accident is under investigation. 　At around 9 p.m. last night, the reporter on site saw that warning ropes had been installed at all the gates of Guangshi Petrochemical, and police officers inside the plant had also set up safety barriers. 　In the darkness, no sparks or thick smoke could be seen. Outside the factory gate, many workers were watching. According to a worker surnamed Huang, usually at around 9 p.m. he would go to the factory to pick up his wife after work, but tonight something seemed to have happened – the police set up barriers at the entrance and wouldn’t let anyone in. “Later I heard that something had happened inside; I had no idea what it was, and it was really worrying.” ” 　According to a resident living nearby, at around 8 p.m., he suddenly heard a muffled sound similar to an explosion coming from the petrochemical plant and saw thick smoke; subsequently, all exits of the plant were closed. More and more workers in work uniforms were at the factory entrance, discussing among themselves. 　At around 10 p.m., several workers on bicycles came out of the petrochemical plant, “There’s a fire! It’s on fire inside again!” ”Subsequently, the workers inside were gradually evacuated. At that time, nearly 10 fire trucks arrived at the factory one after another. 　At around 11 p.m., an ambulance bearing the logo of Guangzhou Petrochemical Hospital left the factory area. As of around 0 a.m. this morning, the reporter on site saw that two more fire trucks had arrived at the factory complex to provide additional support. Subsequently, two vehicles marked for safety inspection and environmental testing also entered the factory area one after another. 　At around 0:30 a.m. today, Guangdong Petrochemical held an emergency press conference. Lu Jianming, deputy secretary of the Party committee of Guangdong Petrochemical, informed reporters about the fire situation: During repairs, Unit 3 of the distillation facility in the fourth refining department of Guangdong Petrochemical experienced a fire in buffer tank V-2201. The operators detected this immediately and called for help; Guangdong Petrochemical activated its Level A emergency response plan, with leaders rushing to the scene to handle the situation.