Preliminary investigation on the cause of "1 7" accident in Lanzhou Petrochemical Company

Xinhua Lanzhou, January 11, Xinhua reporter 11th from the petroleum Lanzhou Petrochemical company learned that the current accident scene of the fire extinguishing has been completed, the cause of the accident was preliminarily identified. January 7 17:30, PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Company 303 plant 316 hydrocarbon tank area exploded, immediately after the fire. The explosion killed 6 people, 1 were seriously injured and 5 were slightly injured. All the victims were employees of the company.　　January 9 14:10 P.M., the explosion caused by the scene of the fire, the end of the accident has been fully controlled.　　After several days of investigation, forensics, preliminarily identified the cause of the accident is Lanzhou Petrochemical Company petrochemical Plant 316 cans of a cracked carbon four storage tank valve suddenly leakage, on-site combustible gas concentration reached the limit, in the shift operator emergency treatment occurs when the explosion. At present, 1 seriously injured staff are actively treatment, has been out of danger. Of the 5 lightly injured employees, 1 were discharged from hospital and the remaining 4 were in stable condition. The aftermath of the accident is being actively carried out.