According to CCP official media reports, at 4:45 p.m. on June 21, there was an explosion caused by a gas leak at the intersection of Beicheng East Road and Wusu Road in Baodi District, Tianjin. The accident resulted in 23 injuries, 15 of whom suffered minor burns and 5 others. The minor injuries have been discharged, and three innocent people have suffered severe burns.
According to reports, the whole street was in a mess, the shops on the side of the road were seriously damaged, and some vehicles were damaged to varying degrees. The trees in the green belt collapsed across the road, and some people were injured at the scene.
Local netizens disclosed that it was during the construction process that the sewage network was treated, and a leak caused by the gas pipeline was encountered, and the construction party may have violated the regulations.
The video posted by netizens showed that the violent explosion caused damage to buildings and vehicles within a radius of nearly 100 meters in a street, and there were broken glass everywhere. The windows of many houses were blown off, and the ground was covered with rubble and bricks. Some of the injured were sitting on the side of the street, while others were lying on the ground, unable to get up, suspected of being severely burned.
Some netizens said that they thought of the Tianjin Port accident that year.
According to Wikipedia, the 2015 Tianjin Port Hazardous Chemicals Warehouse Explosion Accident, that is, Tianjin Port “8.12” Ruihai Company Dangerous Goods Warehouse Explosion Accident, refers to around 23:34 on August 12, 2015, Tianjin City A series of explosions of flammable and explosive materials inside the container terminal of Ruihai International Logistics Center in Tianjin Port, Binhai New Area. The shock wave generated by the explosion site was huge, and the earthquake was felt in some areas in Tianjin and Hebei Province. A total of 165 people were killed, 8 were missing and 798 were injured in the accident.