So, how did the explosion of the 20-dead tank truck in Wenling, Zhejiang happen? In fact, the accident happened like this:
At 5:51 on June 13 last year, the Zhejiang CM9535/Zhejiang CF138 tank truck departed from the Meiyu Reserve Station of Wenzhou Changtai Electric Power and Gas Co., Ltd. at 11:45 Arriving at Ningbo Centennial Liquefied Petroleum Gas Co., Ltd., it was filled with nearly 25.36 tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, and then arrived at 65,438+. At 16:40:54, the car entered the Wenzhou Wenling West exit ramp of Shenhai Expressway. At 16:00, the rear of the semi-trailer began to tilt to the right. At 16:00, the car body turned completely to the right, touched the rotating anti-collision guardrail outside the ramp, and slid forward.
At 16:41:19 seconds, the tank collided with the end of the concrete guardrail of the ramp overpass bridge. The tank broke apart and the tractor and semi-trailer separated. The tank fragments and the semi-trailer moved in different directions. Flying out, the liquefied petroleum gas in the tank quickly leaked, vaporized, diffused, and spread. At 16:42:58, the liquefied petroleum gas spreading under the overpass in the Wenzhou direction of Shenhai Expressway first exploded, and the fire spread to the west. A large-scale violent explosion occurred at 16:43:6.
We know that a major explosion occurred at the Wenling West exit ramp of the Wenling section of the Shenhai Expressway in Wenling City, Taizhou City, causing 20 deaths, 175 injuries, 24 people seriously injured and hospitalized, and direct economic losses as high as 94778438+050 Yuan.
So, what is the main reason for this accident?
In fact, according to relevant investigations, the specific cause of the accident was that when the accident occurred, Xie was driving the vehicle from a section with a speed limit of 60 kilometers/hour to a curved section with a speed limit of 30 kilometers/hour. , failed to slow down in time, causing the vehicle to roll over. At the same time, the front of the tank collided violently with the end of the concrete guardrail of the overpass bridge, causing a gap. Later, due to the impact force and the pressure inside the tank, the entire tank quickly tore and disintegrated. The liquefied petroleum gas in the tank quickly leaked, vaporized and spread. When encountering sparks generated by passing vehicles, deflagration and steam cloud explosion occurred.
How was the accident handled?
In fact, the person responsible for the accident was also dealt with. Problems discovered during accident investigations in the performance of duties by local party committees, governments, relevant departments and other public officials will be reviewed and investigated by the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Provincial Supervision in accordance with laws and regulations. So far, 30 responsible persons have been held accountable.
In short, the accident has now been properly handled.