China News Service Jinzhong, June 20 (Gao Ruifeng, Zhang Zaifang) At 12:00 on June 20, an agricultural machinery fire occurred in Wencun, Sanjia Township, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province. The harvester that was harvesting wheat suddenly spontaneously burned and was scrapped. The local fire department issued a warning about the fire safety of agricultural machinery.
When 14 firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire and rescue station on the financial road of Jiexiu City, the fire of the harvester with sudden spontaneous combustion was already violently burning, and unrecovered wheat around the area was ignited.
In order to prevent large areas of unharvested wheat from being ignited, the fire commander ordered the evacuation of unrelated persons on the scene and used a high-pressure water gun to extinguish the harvester. After about 20 minutes, the open flame at the scene was completely extinguished.
The fire department reminded that it is necessary to check the performance of agricultural machinery, eliminate potential safety hazards, and install a fire cover. Photo by Zhang Zaifang
The fire department pointed out in the agricultural machinery fire warning issued that day that the summer temperature is high and dry. Before the harvester enters the wheat field operation, it is necessary to check the mechanical performance and find out that hidden safety hazards must be eliminated. At the same time, pay attention to installing a fire cover on the harvester. After the harvester enters the wheat field, no one should smoke, and avoid long-term operation of the harvester to prevent accidents caused by overheating of the machine.
The fire department specially reminded that the harvester must be equipped with a fire extinguisher, so that in the event of spontaneous combustion and other fires, timely control. (Finish)