Chemical industry ammonia leak caused 33 people in Ningxia poisoned 4 injured | Ningxia ammonia leak _ news

Xinhuanet, Yinchuan, September 8 (reporters He Chen and)-7th, ammonia leak accident in Czech beauty of Ningxia Toyotomo Chemical Co. As of 8th, poisoning accident has killed 33 people, among them, the slightly poisoned 27 people, moderate poisoning 2 people, 4 people in severe poisoning. 4 injured after severe poisoning treatment currently vital signs stabilized temporarily out of danger.

It is understood that the 7th 15:45, Katsumi Toyotomo factory in the South-East corner of the main torch suddenly went out, high concentrations of ammonia and ammonia spewed from flame tube, torch around excessive ammonia emissions caused an accident resulting in a total of 33 people inhaled ammonia gas poisoning.

After the accident, Ningxia ningdong energy and chemical base MC launched the emergency response, organized by the autonomous regional work safety supervision Bureau of hazardous and ningdong environmental protection Bureau, the work safety Bureau rushed to the scene for processing. Ningxia Medical University General Hospital after receiving the wounded, medical rescue teams quickly organize, open green channel to the wounded for treatment.

Reporter from base CMC was informed that, by preliminary survey, accident causes for incident Shi Czech beauty Toyotomo ammonia compressor three segment export appeared pressure partial high, operation personnel open three segment export vent valve, three segment export put air row into ammonia torch pipeline, but ammonia torch pipeline product liquid led to put air blocked, put air gathered to must pressure suddenly spray out, led to save torch extinguished, ammonia and the high concentration ammonia from torch tube spray out.

Reporters at about 1:30 A.M., 8th in leaks to see, the scene had built hedgerows.

According to reports, the 7th, at 18 o'clock to 22 o'clock leak sprayed water to dilute pollutants enterprises and natural spread of ningdong EPA continuous ammonia and hydrogen sulfide and other gases in the air around the plant carried out 3 times for environment emergency monitoring, the last monitor not detected ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, the surrounding ambient air quality standards and has returned to normal.

(Edit: SN146)
04:33 on September 08, 2014
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