China News Service, March 9th. According to the official Weibo news from the Shanghai Fire Rescue Corps, at 22:53 on March 8, Baosteel Weiyi Road, Baosteel Co., Ltd. Baoshan Base, No. 3 blast furnace, No. 3 hot blast stove, hot air short tube burst air leakage accident , Equipment failure did not cause any casualties. The cause of the accident has been identified. The 3098 short tube of the No. 3 hot blast furnace of the Fourth Blast Furnace was burst due to the falling off of the refractory material, which caused the hot air inside the hot blast furnace to produce a fire at a pressure of 4.2 kg and a high temperature of 1200 ° C.
Screenshot of the official Weibo post of the Shanghai Fire Rescue Corps.
After the accident that day, the Shanghai Emergency Response Center received an alarm and immediately dispatched 65 fire engines from Yuepu, Baoshan, Yangxing, Shidongkou, Jiangyang and other squadrons to the scene for disposal. After the firefighting arrived, the pipe burst was in a stable burning state. Under the supervision of the firefighting site, after the factory cut off the gas supply to the equipment, the hot air stove rest operation plan was started in time, and the blast furnace was treated with wind break. Disposal was completed at 0:16 on March 9, and the scene returned to normal.