[Warning Topic] Hazardous materials accidents that occurred in November throughout history

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On November 1, 1983, illegal and reckless welding work was carried out at the industrial naphthalene packaging station in the tar workshop of Jilin Chemical Industry Company’s calcium carbide plant, resulting in an explosion that killed 2 people and injured 2 others. On November 2, 1999, an explosion occurred in a metering tank at the methanol storage area in the distillation section of the ammonia synthesis plant operated by a chemical company in Shanghai, during welding work to repair a leak; this incident resulted in 2 deaths and 2 people suffering minor injuries. On November 3, 1995, at the calcium carbide factory in Qingzhou, Weifang, Shandong, an explosion occurred during the oxygen filling process due to the presence of flammable gases in the oxygen supply, resulting in 2 deaths and 5 people suffering minor injuries. On November 4, 1994, a chemical explosion occurred in a plastic acid storage tank in the hydrogen chloride production section of the PVC workshop at Zhejiang Province Hangzhou Electrochemical Group Company, resulting in 2 deaths and 1 person suffering minor injuries. On November 5, 1997, at the Huaxin branch of the Fertilizer Factory in Kaihua County, Zhejiang Province, three people died as a result of hydrogen sulfide gas being generated after watering during the slag removal process in a carbon dioxide reaction vessel. On November 6, 2011, an explosion occurred in the gas separation unit workshop of Songyuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. in Songyuan City, Jilin Province, triggering a fire that resulted in 3 deaths and 8 injuries. On November 7, 2001, an explosion and fire broke out at the diphenylmethane production station in Workshop 1 of Chongqing Changfeng Chemical Factory in Changshou County, Chongqing, resulting in 3 deaths and 5 injuries. On November 8, 2007, during anti-corrosion and insulation work on the ethylbenzene plant at Jilin Songyuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., heat transfer oil from the plant leaked, resulting in an immediate fire that killed 4 people. On November 9, 1995, during a maintenance and restart operation at the Suizhong Fertilizer Plant in Liaoning, it was discovered that the flange bolts on the explosion-proof plate at the outlet of the first stage of the compressor were not tightened. Three workers suffered poisoning while tightening those bolts, resulting in 2 deaths. On November 10, 2013, an collapse occurred during the construction of a grinding mill platform on the premises of Lunan Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd. in Tengzhou City, Shandong Province, resulting in 4 deaths and 8 injuries. On November 11, 2012, in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, three workers died from asphyxiation as a result of improper operations while carrying out environmental protection research experiments on the extraction of salts from desulfurization waste liquids at Shenhua Mengxi Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. On November 12, 2011, an explosion occurred during production at Jiali Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tengqiao Town, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, resulting in 1 death. On November 13, 2005, an explosion occurred in the aniline production unit of the biphenyl plant at Jilin Petrochemical Branch of China National Petroleum Corporation in Jilin Province. The economic loss amounted to 69.08 million yuan, and the explosion also caused pollution of the Songhua River, resulting in 8 deaths and 60 injuries. On November 13, 2002, an oil tank explosion occurred at the Honggang Chemical Experiment Factory in Linyuan Town, Datong District, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, resulting in 4 deaths and 3 injuries. On November 14, 2011, an asphyxiation accident occurred in a confined space at the coal storage area of the coal measurement station at Yadong Cement Factory in Ruichang City, Jiujiang Province, Jiangxi. Two people working on site lost consciousness due to asphyxiation, and another 8 people suffered asphyxiation while attempting to rescue them. In total, 4 people died and 6 were injured. On November 15, 2006, two empty oil storage tanks at the back area of the Xingwang Gas Station in Shuangfupu Town, Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, exploded and caught fire, resulting in 3 deaths and 5 injuries. On November 16, 1983, the Fertilizer Factory in Kuandian County, Liaoning Province, violated operating procedures by cleaning inside a dust collector filled with gas, resulting in 3 people being poisoned and 2 people injured. On November 17, 1999, an intoxication accident occurred in the *ao acid salt workshop of the Chemical Aditives Factory of Jiangsu Danhua Group Company, within a newly constructed conversion tank that was still under construction; this incident resulted in 3 deaths and 2 severe injuries. On November 18, 1995, a blast occurred at a galvanizing factory in Xianjia Town, Gaomi County, Shandong Province, due to the mixing of flammable gases inside an oxygen cylinder; this incident resulted in 1 death and 1 injury. On November 19, 2011, an explosion and fire accident occurred during the shutdown and maintenance of the melamine production unit’s liquid condenser at Xintai United Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tai’an City, Shandong Province, resulting in 15 deaths and 4 injuries. On November 20, 2012, a carbon monoxide poisoning accident occurred in the synthesis workshop of Xingertai Chemical Co., Ltd. in Zhongwei City, Ningxia, resulting in 4 deaths and 2 injuries. On November 21, 2012, during a confined space operation to maintain the Yi Zi pot in Workshop 2 of Chongqing Huacai Chemical Co., Ltd., a worker suffered poisoning and collapsed while working inside the tank. Other workers in the workshop attempted to rescue him without taking any other precautions, resulting in 2 deaths and 1 injury. On November 22, 2013, crude oil leaked from the Donghuang Oil Pipeline, which is operated by the Pipeline Storage and Transportation Branch of Sinopec Corporation in the Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone in Shandong Province, into municipal drainage channels. In these enclosed spaces, the accumulation of oil and gas led to explosions when exposed to sparks, resulting in 62 deaths and 136 injuries. On November 22, 1993, an explosion occurred in the pelletizing plant of the high-pressure polyethylene unit at Beijing Yanhua Company’s Chemical Plant No. 1; the accident resulted in 3 deaths, 2 severe injuries, and 2 minor injuries. On November 23, 1988, the Fertilizer Factory in Yanji City, Jilin Province, violated relevant technical regulations during operations; semi-water gas leaked from a leaky heating system into the building, causing carbon monoxide poisoning among the workers on site, resulting in 16 deaths. On November 24, 2001, an explosion occurred in a water bath tank at the latex production workshop (a workshop that had ceased operations) of Xugou Chemical Co., Ltd. (a collective enterprise) in Lianyun District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, during experiments to replace PVC resin with used spandex threads, resulting in 4 deaths. On November 25, 2008, a leak in the terpene resin production area of Xinbang Forestry and Chemical Co., Ltd. in Binbin Town, Luoding City, Yunfu Province, Guangdong led to a fire. Following the incident, all people within a 1-kilometer radius were evacuated; as a result, 3 people died and 3 were injured. At 1:20 a.m. on November 26, 2013, a natural gas pipeline on Guo Shi Road, located to the north of a residential building in Group 1 of Lijiaya Village, Tieta Road, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, was accidentally damaged by construction workers, resulting in a large-scale gas leak. More than 500 residents were evacuated urgently. On November 27, 2007, an explosion occurred in Workshop 5 (dye intermediates) of Jiangsu Lianhua Technology Co., Ltd. within the Chenjiagang Chemical Industrial Park in Xiangshui County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, resulting in 8 deaths and 5 injuries. On November 28, 2007, an explosion occurred in a secondary acid-removal centrifugal tank at the dimethyl phosphite production plant of Zhejiang Linghua Industrial Co., Ltd. in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, resulting in 3 deaths. On November 29, 2004, the Luoyang Sanlong Equipment Installation and Maintenance Company, which is part of the Henan Province Luoyang Petrochemical Complex, suffered hydrogen sulfide poisoning while maintaining chemical equipment, resulting in 1 death. On November 30, 2013, an explosion occurred in the alkyd production workshop of Sanmu Chemical Co., Ltd. in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, during the manufacturing process, resulting in 2 deaths.