At least 30 people were injured by flash explosion at PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical Company

The reporter learned at the site of the explosion at Oil Plant No. 2 of Fushun Petrochemical Company that the accident of flash explosion occurred in the stable unit of the heavy oil catalytic device of the plant currently caused at least 30 people to be admitted to the hospital, and no personnel died.

At 9:25 on the 19th, Fushun Petrochemical Company Petroleum Plant 2 heavy oil catalytic unit stability unit explosion accident. At present, the fire has been effectively controlled and no secondary accidents have occurred at the scene.

The reporter saw at the scene that the glass of the factory building within a hundred meters radius was impacted by explosions. Most of them were shattered, thick black smoke blew out from the explosion point, and flames appeared from time to time. The on-site staff said: “A loud noise around 9:30 am, I rushed out and saw the flame of the heavy oil catalytic workshop with a height of several tens of meters. However, from the current color of the smoke, it turned from white to black, indicating the situation. In addition, because the factory area is relatively empty, there are not many operators, and there are explosion-proof devices in the monitoring room, so there will not be too many casualties."

According to the person in charge of Fushun Petrochemical Company, the current fire officers and soldiers are cooling the site of the explosion, waiting for the completion of the burning of production materials in the catalytic device, the safety hazards can be completely ruled out.

According to the on-site treatment personnel, 120 ambulances have sent more than 30 injured people to ** treatment and no one died. The reporter saw the third person in the Fushun City where the wounded was admitted. The wounded were admitted to hospital for treatment, and the wounded and the frightened people occupied the wards on multiple floors. Most of the wounded wounded the head bandage for infusion therapy.

Flash explosion occurs when a combustible gas reaches a certain concentration and it suddenly explodes when exposed to an open flame.