Environmental worries of fire accidents in linqu chemical plant in Shandong Province

June 19 Night, Linqu County a chemical plant out of many loud bang, and once appeared firelight. Nearby villagers said, heard the loud noise at the same time, home doors and windows shook violently, and then a large number of villagers were evacuated urgently. News reports about the accident first appeared on the night of June 19, when the incident was described as "an explosion" and it was not long before there was news on the Internet that the accident was an ordinary fire. Reporter Field interview found that the various rumors about the accident became the most important gossip of the local people. From their conversation, the journalist had a clear sense of anxiety, especially in the village nearest to the accident chemical plant, where villagers had been worried about their safety and health. Text/Figure All media reporter Hanke intern journalist Yiu Wenwen villagers were frightened overnight as a neighbor to the road from Weifang Xiang-wei chemical plant, Linqu County Dongcheng subdistrict Office Wong WA Village villagers do not know what the chemical plant is doing, but the night of the June 19 accident and subsequent evacuation by the official organizations left a deep impression on them. June 20, the reporter drove to linqu. The June 19 accident in Weifang Xiang-Wei Chemical plant (hereinafter referred to as Xiang-Weiss) is located in the Linqu County Dongcheng Subdistrict office area. The broad 223 provincial road across Linqu County City, in the county's core area east of the Dongcheng Street office, with the rapid development in recent years, has been integrated with the county. One into the Dongcheng Street office area, the provincial road on both sides of the factory significantly increased, Xiang Weiss is located in 223 provincial Road north, between the east and the east of the five road. The style door was completely locked by the retractable door, and almost no people were walking around the factory, and the tense atmosphere of the night before the accident disappeared completely. Huang Jia Wa Village is located in the east of Xiang-Wei, with the latter only one East five road. As a "neighbour", Xiang-Weiss in the yellow home WA villagers have some mysterious, few villagers can tell him exactly what products produced. "Only know is a chemical plant, do not know what to produce." Reporter in Huang Jia wa village to find villager Wang Youguang (alias), he is under the gate of his own tea. The easy expression on Wang Youguang's face immediately vanished as he spoke of Xiangzi. June 19 20:40 Xu, Wang Youguang is at home watching TV, outside suddenly came a loud bang, the doors and windows were shocked "squeak ah" creaked. "That sounds louder than the loudest firecrackers I've ever heard, and it's a bit stifleness." Wang Youguang ran out of the house, found several villagers in the street looking westward, all the way from Xiang Weiss is braving the flames and white smoke. Wang Youguang a thought in his head, "Do you want to run?" At this time, some villagers have started to run outside the village. Wang Youguang hesitated for more than 10 minutes and went home to talk to his family about not leaving the village, when the police came to his house and said, "Go, it's too dangerous." Wang Youguang recalls that the dozens of families in the southwestern corner of the village were evacuated. After a loud bang, Wang Youguang again heard 3 explosions, and then the situation, he did not know, because he and his family to relatives to spend the night. Workers over wall escape chemical plant workers said the factory has organized fire safety study, but also the use of fire equipment, but when the accident occurred,Their first choice was to escape. After all, what is not clear is frightening. Wang Youguang told reporters that most of the staff are from Linqu, nearby a number of villages there are a lot of people working there. Huang Jia Wa Village Another villager told the reporter, his relatives little Super (alias) night night of the incident. The small super Duty place is still a distance from where the accident occurred, and after hearing the explosion, the workers all ran out of the building. I wonder who built a ladder on the south side of the wall, and some of the workers ran out of the factory gate, and the little man fled from the factory with the stream. After the accident, firefighters rushed to the scene, until about 22:30, the fire was completely extinguished. The night of the camp, located south of Cheung Vader, also heard explosions on the evening of 19th. Shortly after the accident, some of the workers were assembled in the camp and asked about the workers on the Night Watch. "There were fifty or sixty of them in the evening 10 o'clock." After counting the numbers, the workers were asked to go straight home. Camp son of a villager told reporters that the 19th night scraping is the southeast wind, in the mouth of the battalion's community did not smell any peculiar smell, but heard the leeward mouth of the North Zhaojia, Yao home village smell The pungent smell, some people say that the air has a very strong ammonia flavor. Reporters in nearby villages to find a worker who worked in Cheung-Wei for many years, she told reporters, the factory in peacetime to catch a very tight fire safety, "April also organized the study of fire safety, fire hydrants, fire extinguishers are all very full, also taught how to use." "She changed a turn," in this kind of thing, of course, first run to say, who knows what will happen next. "The accident is different about the accident, the online version of the story of the villagers nearby and the official statement is very wide gap." Facing the reporter's lens, the accident factory worker tight-lipped, cannot but arouse people's curiosity. In the June 19 Internet news, the incident was described as "explosion", but June 19 around 23:40, the Linqu County government issued a circular, said the accident is a fire, and fires have been extinguished, did not cause secondary disasters. The latest news from the media, June 20, was that the accident caused a worker to be injured and suspected of being improperly manipulated by the workers. For these claims on the Internet, the villagers in the vicinity were dubious, because the fire was not good enough to explain the loud explosions heard, and even the villagers said a tank containing liquid ammonia had a deflagration. Under the guidance of the insider, the reporter noticed a tall equipment on the northwest corner of the factory with a trail of fire. The insider said that this was the night of the incident was burnt black. There is also news that the fire is a heat-conducting oil boiler. On the afternoon of June 20, a reporter found a single worker's dormitory in the northeast corner of Huang Jia Wa Village, where five or six young workers lived. Faced with reporters, they appear very cautious, a worker said that night happened is a fire, not an explosion. Another staff tone more relaxed, "Nothing, nothing, only a little raw material." Said a few words, several workers are silent, no longer respond to the reporter's questions. Late in the afternoon, the reporter found two workers at the gate of Cheung Vader, whereOne person said, at that time, the fire was a car truck, the fire site is tires, the reason is not known, the fire ignited the cart on the other tires, resulting in many loud bang, not the factory's tank explosion. Another told reporters, now the factory has been shut down, all employees rest, rest for a long time has not been confirmed, "now safety and other related departments are still in the factory to investigate the cause of the accident." The worker said that Xiang Weiss has a number of production centers in Weifang, with a total staff of about 300 people. The worker was not clear about the casualties. Facing the reporter further cross-examine, two people to work busy for the hurried away. Environmental pollution worries that factories springing up in the area, while driving the rapid development of the economy, also brought safety accidents and environmental problems. In the view of nearby villagers, the development of the economy is important, and a good environment is indispensable. Information from the official website of Xiang-Wei shows that this is a comprehensive chemical enterprise which mainly produces food additive, feed additive and pharmaceutical intermediates, and is located in Linqu Branch to produce feed additive. After the accident, the official statement failed to dispel the worries of the villagers in Wong WA village. In this village, which is just along the way from Xiangzi, several interviewees are always interrupting the reporter's questions and berating Xiangzi and other factories around him. On the East Side subdistrict office website, to own positioning is "the Linqu County Economic Development's leading, the opening window, the new platform which the investment is attracting the capital and the modernized urban district." In fact, Linqu County has long regarded aluminum production as one of the pillar industries in the county. However, with the rapid development of economy, safety production accidents and environmental problems have attracted more and more attention from local people. In the interview, the reporter in Huang Jia wa village and its surrounding area to smell the obvious industrial odor. "Also do not know is the chemical plant or aluminum factory out of taste, not necessarily one day suddenly come a burst of, special choking." "A villager told a reporter, compared to air pollution, more worried about is water pollution," the air can smell, water quality is not easy to taste. It's good to develop the economy, but don't spoil the environment. "In the interview, the reporter found that in many Wong WA villagers, it is not important whether the accident happened in Xiang-Weiss is an explosion or fire, the most important thing is how the government departments to ensure their safety and health." "Such a dangerous factory is built in the village, can let people rest assured?" You have to report it and get it out of the best. "At parting," said a villager.