Explosion of a sewage treatment plant in a chemical park in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province caused no major casualties

  Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, July 12th (Reporter Bai Yongquan) The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Fuxin Municipal Party Committee in the early morning of the 12th that at around 8:40 pm on July 11th, an explosion occurred in the hydrolysis and acidification workshop of the sewage treatment plant of the fluorine industrial development zone in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province. . After the accident, local leaders in Fuxin and relevant departments such as emergency management, fire protection, public security, and ecological environment rushed to the rescue as soon as possible. At present, the scene has been effectively controlled.

  It is understood that the sewage treatment plant and some of the surrounding factory buildings and residential houses have glass cracks. The accident did not cause significant property damage, no deaths or serious injuries, 2 minor injuries were hospitalized for treatment, and 15 minor injuries were observed in hospital. Other medical personnel have left the hospital, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.