Zhongxin Finance, June 19. On the 19th, Shanghai Petrochemical issued an announcement on the fire accident in the ethylene glycol plant area of the company's chemical department.
According to the announcement, at around 4:00 on June 18, 2022, a fire broke out in the No. 1 ethylene glycol unit of the Chemical Industry Department of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), causing a fire in individual surrounding pipelines.
After the fire broke out, the company immediately launched the first-level emergency plan, established the accident emergency rescue headquarters, and the relevant person in charge of the company rushed to the accident scene as soon as possible to urgently deploy the accident emergency rescue work. Protective combustion of the remaining materials in the pipeline.
The accident resulted in one death and one minor injury.
After the fire, the company continued to conduct environmental monitoring on the plant boundary and external areas, and the monitoring of volatile organic compounds was normal.
The company has arranged to strengthen the sampling and monitoring of rainwater discharge outlets, and has not found any impact on the surrounding water environment.
Shanghai Petrochemical said that at present, the company is evaluating the overall impact of the accident on the company's production and operation.
The company will fully cooperate with the competent government departments to investigate the accident, conscientiously find out the cause of the accident, and learn lessons from the accident.
The company expresses its deep condolences to the unfortunate victims of this accident, and expresses deep condolences to the injured and the families of the victims, and the relevant aftermath work is in progress.
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