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　　Faced with the scattered glass on the ground, the elderly man surnamed Li was still in shock. At noon on the 23rd, he told a reporter from Yicai Daily that the village would send people in the afternoon to assess and tally the damages, and it was not yet possible to clean up all the broken glass in the house. 　　The elderly man with the surname Li lives in Dongfu Village, Guoli Town, Huantai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province, about 400 meters away from the explosion site of Shandong Runxing Technology and Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Runxing Chemical”). The rolling door opposite the elderly man surnamed Li was deformed due to the impact of the explosion, which shows the intensity of that explosion at the time. 　　No characteristic pollutants were detected at the scene. When our reporter arrived at Runxing Chemical on the 23rd, aside from the blocked roads, the broken glass in the nearby villagers’ homes, and the large fire-fighting water pipes leading to the factory premises, there were basically no signs of an explosion. 　　At 20:56 on the 22nd, an explosion occurred in a separator at Runxing Chemical. According to a message on Zibo’s official Weibo account, as of 1:50 on the 23rd, the open flames had been extinguished. The Public Information Office of Huantai County reported that the accident resulted in 1 death and 9 injuries; the deceased was found while cleaning the scene and was a factory worker. The other injured persons have all been taken to hospitals in Zibo City or Huantai County for treatment. At present, the specific cause of the accident is still under investigation. 　　Yet for the local villagers, this explosion still left them in shock. One kilometer away from the explosion site, the local police closed off the roads, stating that rescue operations were still in progress and that it was not convenient for ordinary vehicles to enter. However, the police were friendly toward the journalists. 　　The **News Office of Huantai County stated that after the accident, environmental protection agencies at both the Zibo city and Huantai county levels dispatched several environmental monitoring vehicles to conduct tests on the environment surrounding the accident site; no characteristic pollutants were detected so far. 　　Around the factory area, the reporter met staff from the Shandong Provincial Environmental Protection Department responsible for air quality monitoring. They said they arrived around early morning on the 23rd to monitor air quality in the area surrounding Runxing Chemicals. It was nearly 12 noon at that time, and the staff from the Environmental Protection Department were preparing to leave. “No characteristic pollutants were detected previously, so it should be safe. ” 　　But the local villagers were still worried, with several of them wearing masks. 　　As soon as the inspection team left, an explosion occurred here. Runxing Chemical is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shandong Runxing Investment Group Co., Ltd., and it is a private joint-stock enterprise. The company was established in 2012; construction was completed in July of this year, and trial production began in August. 　　According to the official website of Runxing Chemical, the company is a high-tech fine chemical enterprise that integrates research and development, production, and sales. Its independently developed adiponitrile (ADN) products have obtained **multiple patents, filling a gap in the domestic market and reaching **advanced levels. 　　Adiponitrile is a colorless oily liquid with a slight odor; it serves as an intermediate in the production of nylon. It is flammable when exposed to open flames or high temperatures, and can react with strong oxidizing agents. When heated, it decomposes to release toxic nitrogen oxide fumes. 　　In mid-May this year, the handover ceremony for the 100,000-ton adiponitrile project of Runxing Chemical was held as scheduled, marking the basic completion of the construction phase for this project, which is considered a strategic emerging industry in Shandong Province, as well as a key construction project in that province and in Zibo City. The project has now entered a critical stage of systematic debugging, production preparation, and trial operations, taking a solid step toward its goal of going into operation. 　　Local villagers told our newspaper that this chemical plant has not yet started operating officially and is likely still in the trial production phase. 　　According to the official website of the Shandong Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Runxing Chemical was summoned by the department this year for failing to carry out environmental protection-related relocation efforts in the villages. 　　Following the explosion at Tianjin Port (10.01, -1.11, -9.98%), comprehensive safety inspections were carried out across the country, and Zibo was no exception. The day after the explosion in Tianjin, on August 13, Huantai County held a symposium for the key responsible persons of hazardous enterprises on work safety. Zibo City has launched a comprehensive safety inspection of all enterprises involved in the **production, storage, use, and trading of chemicals** within its jurisdiction, as well as the markets where such chemicals are traded. The goal is to achieve \"zero leaks, zero fires, zero explosions, and zero deaths\"; by thoroughly identifying and eliminating potential safety hazards and weak points, it is possible to effectively prevent and curb the occurrence of various production safety accidents. 　　On August 15, the Zibo City Work Safety Committee issued an official document titled \"Work Plan for Conducting Comprehensive Work Safety Inspections to Deepen Efforts to Crack Down on Illegal Activities and Carry Out Special Rectification Actions.\" 　　From August 17 to 21, a team of 6 members from the Shandong Provincial Department of Land and Resources visited Zibo City to inspect work related to work safety. 　　Companies have also provided education on safe production. Just in May this year, Runxing Chemical also invited relevant experts to conduct training for its employees, explaining the 41 prohibitions in chemical plant areas by covering aspects such as the analysis of causes of safety accidents, 13 lessons learned from accidents, and future preventive measures, with reference to recent major safety accident cases in the chemical industry. 　　But none of these were able to prevent the explosion incident at Runxing Chemical this time.