Nickel iron poisoning continued in Qinghai Province: toxic gas source is unclear | nickel iron poisoning in Qinghai _ news

CNS, Qinghai, Pingan June 7 (reporter Zhao Linsong)-7th, Hai market green County in Qinghai province Xinhai stone mountain resources development limited liability company nickel iron ore extraction plant of toxic gas poisoning accident, leaving 2 dead and 6 wounded, hospital clinical judgment for suspected hydrogen sulphide poisoning. It is understood that under the normal production process, the plant does not produce toxic gases, authorities are now investigating sources of toxic gases.

Pingan County Xinhai nickel iron stone mountain resources development limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as Rock Hill nickel-iron plant) from the Green County 23 km, is located in the mountains. Reporters on the scene, police pulled up in front of channels for entry into a perimeter, no person shall enter, from environmental and CDC staff wearing protective masks entered the scene.

6 injured, Huang Lanying was the only one by one female, she told reporters that the accident happened in 7th 1:15 A.M..

Huang Lanying said: "in accordance with the rules, she routinely call the shop attendant and raw materials ' waste water ', but there is no answer. "Huang Lanying said know people would pick up the phone rang, but it rang for a long time there was no answer, so she went with colleagues on duty extraction plant to see what happened.

"First entered the shop I saw 3 people were lying on the ground, and they began to notice other work colleagues, so they rush to the extraction plant to save people. "Huang Lanying said, because too nervous at that time, she did not smell anything.

Extraction workshop of Qi Yingcai said, he and his colleague 3 carried out workshop and discovered faint faint colleagues not aware.

Later, Qi Yingcai and Huang Lanying 5 people feel dizzy and sick, were sent to Haidong city people's Hospital to check.

Dang Xinghong Vice President of Haidong city people's hospital said: "2 people halfway to the hospital died, remaining in a coma, after rescue workers have been in a coma in critical condition, the remaining 5 minor reactions is currently being observed. ”

Dang Xinghong said: "Judging from clinical symptoms, who are suspected of hydrogen sulfide poisoning. ”

According to press reports, Stone Mountain-nickel iron ore plant is focus of private enterprises in Qinghai province as well as national key scientific and technological support, is a tax-payer in the County.

Pingan County Economic and commercial Director He Jilou said the iron ore plant to be built in 2008, a total staff of more than 300 people, mainly the production of nickel sulfate product. Revenue reached 467 million Yuan last year, turned over profits and taxes reached 88 million Yuan, ranking second in pingan County.

Safe Kap resources development limited liability company General Manager Chen Jianbing said, "killed two workers are male, pingan County native, between two people aged 40-50 years, factories have been sent to soothe the victims ' relatives. ”

Chen Jianbing said the factory for the first time after the accident to evacuate all workers working workshop is all shut down. He stressed that the plant put into production since the similar incidents never occurred, "this is the first time".

Pingan County Department of housing construction and environmental protection environmental protection Office Director Fan Chunmei, told reporters: "Rock Hill May 25 has just resumed production of nickel iron ore plant, the plant environmental impact assessment procedures are available, under the normal process and the plant will only produce waste water emissions, does not produce toxic gases. ”

"We each month to the plant for environmental checks, did not find any gigs. ”

Fan Chunmei says the plant chemical reaction production of nickel sulfate by using open-pit ore, it was not possible to determine exactly which part is wrong.

It is understood that the present environmental protection, disease control, safety supervision departments were investigating the cause of the accident, as of press time, entered the plant environmental officer in the sample analysis. (End text)

(Original title: nickel-iron poisoning continued in Qinghai Province: a source of toxic gases is not clear)

17:51 June 07, 2014 China News Network