[Commentary] On the afternoon of June 13, a tank truck explosion occurred at the Daxi section of the Shenhai Expressway on the G15, resulting in heavy casualties and property damage. After the incident, the reporter came to Liangshan Village, Daxi Town, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, which is located in the core area of ​​the accident. Thousands of meters away from the incident, you can see the thick smoke floating. The factory in the core area of ​​the explosion has been unrecognizable. The surrounding villagers’ houses have also been damaged to varying degrees. The ground is covered with building ruins and glass slag. Many small cars have been damaged. Overturned, the pungent smell filled the air.

　　[Commentary] On the morning of June 14, a reporter met Lu Zhenghui, a local villager, at a resettlement site. Recalling the scene of the explosion, he was still worried. Lu Zhenghui told reporters that his home was about 500 meters away from the explosion area. At the time of the incident, he was resting at home with his two-year-old daughter. At first, he thought it was an earthquake. When the second explosion sounded, he quickly escaped with his daughter in the room. .

　　[Same period] Lu Zhenghui, a villager of Liangshan Village

　　The initial sound was not loud, the second sound was very loud. At the first sound, someone outside said that there was something very big outside that flew directly to the back. I flew past the roof of our house. I was looking at the (window). When the second sound exploded, the sound was very loud. It was very big, and it rushed to my face. When the glass came over, my curtains were very thick. Without curtains, my face was scratched. (This is the corner of your eye) This is a hit. The curtain is very thick. If there is no curtain, your face must be scratched. Terrified, certainly terrified. The lights and decorations inside the house were all blown up. They were as impactful as the bombs on the TV. The impact was still very strong. The daughter was sleeping on the bed. I took the quilt to wrap my daughter and ran downstairs and went out. After that, all the floor was covered with glass, and all the aluminum alloy windows fell down. The smoke was also very big, and the air waves there were also very big. The daughter went to sleep last night and woke up because she was (scared).

　　[Commentary] On the afternoon of June 14, the reporter came to Liangshan Village again. Compared with the ruins of the previous night, the road surface of Liangshan Village has been much cleaner and the pungent odor in the air has dissipated. Many villagers are at home Clean the room. Local villagers told reporters that two sounds were heard during the explosion, and many white smoke came out of the scene. Some villagers were too scared to go home because of fear of another explosion.

　　【Same period】Li Jufeng, a villager of Liangshan Village

　　(At that time) I was working downstairs, and when I heard a voice outside, I ran out and looked at it. At first, it was white smoke. Then the fire came out and exploded. At that time, I was afraid to come up. I didn’t dare to come up because I was underneath. I was afraid that there would be an explosion. I didn’t dare to go upstairs. I just stayed outside, just listening to them saying that the car exploded. I don’t know if there is an explosion, or if there is a stop. There is a lot of (broken glass) in the room. I have cleaned it. (Is it all okay on the wall?) can.

　　[Same period] Xie Jucai, a villager of Liangshan Village

　　The fire exploded over there, and a large chunk of smoke was thick. The first time was a "boom", and the second time was "wow la la la bang", drove several cars over there behind the village. The roof of our house collapsed. I have a small grandson upstairs, he said grandma, if you are afraid of death at home, we have broken all of our windows, and the upper window is broken, and I am afraid of death alone. It was already invisible at that time, the smoke was very big, here was all smoke, thick, no one could see it, half an hour before the police car came, I did not have the guts to go and watch.

　　[Commentary] As of press time, 20 people were killed in the accident. The hospitals are making every effort to treat the wounded, including 24 with serious injuries and stable vital signs. The large-scale search and rescue work at the scene has basically been completed, and the follow-up search and rescue and various aftercare work are in order.

　　Wang Weichen reports from Wenling, Zhejiang

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]