According to mainland official media reports, at about 5:40 am on October 26, Shandong Dingding Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. in Gaoqing County, Zibo City, Shandong Province exploded and one person was injured. According to the report, before the accident, the staff of the company found abnormalities through the monitoring of the central control room, and organized the evacuation of personnel in time. According to preliminary judgment, the cause of the accident was valve failure, which caused butadiene leakage and deflagration.
The video posted by netizens showed that the violent explosion completely blasted the equipment of the chemical plant into rubble.
After the explosion, a large fire ignited on the scene, and thick smoke obscured the sky. Many people hurriedly fled the scene on electric vehicles. The violent explosion also shattered the houses of nearby residents, even the doors and windows were blown up, and the contents of the houses were also damaged.
According to the Tianyancha APP, Shandong Dingding Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. mainly produces and sells resin raw materials and plastic additives. Since September 2019, the company has been punished five times by the local environmental protection department and emergency management department, and the total amount of penalties has reached 1,098,300 yuan.
It is reported that butadiene is the main monomer or raw material for the synthesis of styrene-butadiene rubber and nitrile rubber. Human inhalation of 1% concentration can cause dizziness, headache, nausea, dry mouth, drowsiness, pulse speed, etc., accompanied by upper respiratory tract irritation. At a concentration of 30% to 35%, people will quickly experience headache, dizziness, sore throat, tinnitus, general weakness, sweet taste, nausea, and sometimes vomiting, drunkenness, pale skin, chest tightness, breathing difficulties, difficulty and superficiality, The pulse is fast, and then goes to loss of consciousness and convulsions.
According to official reports, the authorities have conducted sampling tests on the atmosphere, soil and water bodies surrounding the incident company, and all the results are normal.
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