Tanker truck evacuates more than 1,000 people to escape liquid ammonia leakage

With more than 20 tons of liquid ammonia, more than a thousand people were evacuated in the vicinity; a firefighter suffered from heat stroke poisoning

At 23:10 on July 1st, a tanker truck carrying more than 20 tons of liquid ammonia leaked out of liquid ammonia when he evaded a dog when he drove to the Fangang town of Tongcheng, 206 State Road.

At about 23:10 on July 1st, Zheng drove a half-tank tanker L083×× carrying more than 20 tons of liquid ammonia and traveled from North to South along National Highway 206 to the site of the incident. He found a dog in front of the road. Therefore, he evaded the road in the right direction, but due to the poor sight in the night, the right front wheel of the main vehicle entered the embankment.

In this case, Zheng again turned back to the left, causing the main vehicle and the trailer to fall off. The main vehicle rushed to the opposite lane after losing control and collided with the oncoming squad H1E×××, causing the car to drive. Yao Yao left shoulder and shoulder fractures, and the trailer off the main vehicle on the spot after the side turn, the tank was damaged when the ground, the liquid ammonia is continuously leaking atomization.

The incident took place at midnight and some villagers in the vicinity were already asleep. After knowing that the driver of the emergency tanker climbed out of the accident vehicle, he immediately called for help. Just 7 minutes later, the Tongcheng Fire Brigade quickly dispatched 3 water tank fire trucks and 15 firefighters to the scene of the accident.

At this time, the tanker side turned over on the side of a residential building, white smoke continued to blow from the broken flange, issued a "click" sound, and spread with the wind down the wind direction. As the accident site is located in a densely populated residential area, if it is not properly disposed of, serious consequences will result. The on-site commanders quickly arranged and started fighting. A group of officers cooperated with the traffic police department to block roads and prohibited the entry of unrelated personnel and vehicles. A group of officers and police officers evacuated more than 1,000 nearby residents and maintained order.

Subsequently, the name of the firefighter overcomes many difficulties. The first is to remove the protective cover at the leak, and then use the tool to seal and reinforce the leak. At 1:40 on the second day, the leak was successfully blocked.

The plugging only completed part of the rescue, and then the fire officers and men carried out related work on tanker transport of liquid ammonia in the tanker. The liquid ammonia tanking work was not completed until 12 o'clock on the 2nd. At 12:30, the cooking tank was successfully lifted and the site returned to normal.

At this time, the Tongcheng fire brigade warrior Dai Zhiming fell due to heat stroke and mild poisoning. According to reports, after Dai Zhiming and his comrades arrived at the scene, they first evacuated nearby people, and immediately put liquid ammonia leakage into the tanker to plug leaks. Due to the high temperature coupled with the leakage of liquid ammonia, Dai Zhiming had symptoms of heat stroke and mild poisoning during the rescue. This reporter learned that after treatment, Dai Zhiming has no serious problem at present.

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