Windows and doors were shattered near the blast at the Yangzi petrochemical production area in Nanjing

Media news: Nanjing fire: Fire officers and soldiers are cooling the surrounding tank, and the leaking gas is now in the stage of stable combustion.

Netizens broke the news, more than six o 'clock this morning, Nanjing Yangzi petrochemical production area suspected of an explosion, many nearby residents reported hearing a loud noise, many residents of the home glass was shattered, the sky floating smoke.

@ North and South Bridge life circle: The loud noise in the morning is said to be Yangzi glycol explosion. Look at the photos from the scene there's a lot of damage in the immediate area, Windows and doors shattered.

At 6 am on the 21st, the Nanjing Yangzi Petrochemical plant exploded again after a year. The reporter has just obtained accurate information from the Yangzi petrochemical official, the ethylene glycol unit in the plant area T-430 refining tower exploded, one person was slightly injured, has been sent to the hospital; The open fire at the scene has been extinguished; No significant impact on the atmosphere; At present, the water body has no effect.

At 6:00 a.m. on the 21st, most of the residents near the Yangzi petrochemical plant in Nanjing were sleeping, and a loud noise woke them up. Many residents found that the glass doors and Windows of their homes were shattered by the huge earthquake, and the Yangzi petrochemical plant outside the window was filled with smoke and an open fire.

7:57 a.m., Yangzi Petrochemical official spokesman Sun Pingqiu informed the community of the official confirmation news: the explosion occurred in the T-430 refining tower of the ethylene glycol device in the plant area, and one person was slightly injured and sent to the hospital; The open fire at the scene has been extinguished; No significant impact on the atmosphere; At present, the water body has no effect. The device has been stopped and access materials have been cut off. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Nanjing environmental protection department has arrived at the scene, the scene of the atmosphere and water for real-time monitoring, according to the head of the environmental protection bureau said that the explosion occurred in the factory, the water has no impact; At present, the open fire has been extinguished, the atmosphere in the factory and surrounding areas, there is only a slight odor left, and there is no serious pollution. The environmental protection department will closely monitor the atmosphere.

This is not the first explosion at Yangzi Petrochemical, just a year ago in June, there was a more significant explosion accident in the plant area, which was a fire in the refinery sulfur recovery acid water tank, the fire was seriously reignited, burning for nearly 30 hours.

After the accident last year, Yangzi Petrochemical said it would deal with it seriously and strictly implement production safety measures. Even yesterday, Sinopec news, also reported that Nanjing Yangzi Petrochemical found hidden dangers that reward news.

At present, Yangzi Petrochemical fire Brigade 22 fire engines, 90 firefighters and Nanjing Public security fire detachment 7 fire squadrons, 24 fire trucks, 134 officers and soldiers are at the scene disposal. Zhou Xiang, chief of Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Fire Brigade, directed the rescue at the scene.