Then, how did the explosion accident of 20 dead tankers in Wenling, Zhejiang Province happen? In fact, the accident happened like this:
At 5: 5 1 on June 13 last year, Zhejiang CM9535/ Zhejiang CF 138 tanker started from Meiyu reserve station of Wenzhou Changtai electric power gas co., ltd. and arrived at Ningbo centennial liquefied petroleum gas co., ltd. at1:45, filled with nearly 25.36 tons. 16: 40: 54, the car entered the west exit ramp of Wenling, Wenzhou, Shenhai Expressway. 16, the tail of semi-trailer began to tilt to the right. 16, the car body turns right completely, touches the rotary crash barrier outside the ramp and slides forward.
16: 4 1: 19 seconds, the tank collided with the end of the concrete guardrail of the ramp overpass bridge, and the tank broke and disintegrated, and the tractor and semi-trailer separated. The fragments of the tank and semi-trailer flew out in different directions, and the liquefied petroleum gas in the tank quickly leaked, vaporized, spread and spread. 16: 42: 58, the liquefied petroleum gas diffused under the overpass in Wenzhou direction of Shenhai Expressway exploded first, and the fire spread westward. 16: 43: 6 A large-scale violent explosion occurred.
As we know, a major explosion accident occurred on the off-ramp of Wenling West Exit in Wenzhou direction of Wenling Section of Shenhai Expressway in Wenling City, Taizhou, resulting in 20 deaths, 175 injuries and 24 serious injuries in hospital, with direct economic losses as high as 94,778,438+050 yuan.
So, what is the main cause of this accident?
In fact, according to relevant investigations, the specific cause of the accident was that when the accident occurred, Xie did not slow down in time when driving the vehicle from a section with a speed limit of 60 km/h to a curved section with a speed limit of 30 km/h, resulting in the rollover of the vehicle. At the same time, the head of the tank collided violently with the end of the concrete guardrail of the overpass, resulting in a gap. After that, due to the impact force and the pressure in the tank, the whole tank quickly tore apart, and the liquefied petroleum gas in the tank quickly leaked, vaporized and spread, and met the sparks generated by passing vehicles, resulting in deflagration and steam cloud explosion.
How was the accident handled?
In fact, the person responsible for this accident has also been dealt with. The problems found in the accident investigation in the performance of duties by local party committees, governments, relevant departments and other public officials shall be examined and investigated by the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision in accordance with the law. So far, 30 responsible persons have been held accountable.
In a word, the accident has been properly handled now.