At about 19:00 on April 22nd, when a freight train leaving Xinjiang went to Yumen City, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, a fire with a 50-ton lint appeared in the car. Spillover. Due to the unidentified fire in the closed cars, and the fear that the fire might expand or even affect the normal operation of the railway line, the train and the railway staff stopped the train at the Yaozhanzi station on the Gobi Desert, separated from the front and rear cars, and called the police for help.

  Gansu Jiuquan Fire Rescue Detachment rushed to the scene to rescue, cooperated with the public security, freight, railway and other staff in the station to demarcate the warning and safe area, and first cut off the power of the train line. Then set up a water gun position to cool the cabin, and slowly open the cabin door to extinguish the visible ignition point. Because the weight of each mechanically packed lint in the carriage is about 234 kilograms, the loading quantity is large and dense, and the water guns cannot effectively extinguish the fire. After consultation, the rescuers will pull the train to the abandoned railway station 20km away for separation and separation. Fire fighting operations.

  With the cooperation of the forklift and the large excavator on site, after about 11 hours of multi-party combat, 50 tons of lint were completely separated from the carriage, and the fire was completely extinguished. At present, the cause of the accident is under further investigation. (Luo Xiaole)

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]