China News Network Baise, July 13 (Shi Yuanbo, Tian Huilin, Hao) Guangxi Fire Rescue Team introduced on the 13th, at 12 o'clock on July 12, near the intersection of Baise Avenue and Baixiang Road, Baidong New District, Baise City, Guangxi A landslide accident occurred on the construction site of the foundation pit, and four construction workers were buried. The situation is critical.

  After receiving the alarm, the command center of Baise City Fire Rescue Detachment immediately deployed 7 fire trucks and 45 fire commanders to the rescue. It is understood that the site is a foundation pit for a high-voltage transmission line tower (the pit is about 10 meters deep, 2 meters long, and 2 meters wide). Four workers are working in the foundation pit when they can perform steel bar binding operations. The sudden collapse of the foundation pit caused the burial. Trapped, one of the workers was rescued by other workers on the scene more than 20 minutes after the accident, and three workers were still buried in the pit.

The picture shows the rescue scene. Photo courtesy of Guangxi Fire

  It was found that the foundation pit was located on a small hillside and the landslide was serious. Three construction workers had deep burial positions and could not determine the specific location. The soil around the foundation pit would have a second collapse at any time. According to the on-site situation, the on-site fire commander ordered the establishment of a safety whistle responsible team to observe and warn the danger situation. After the rest of the personnel have done personal safety protection, a group of personnel will perform safety protection. Top brace reinforcement to prevent secondary collapse. Without locating the buried location of the personnel, the site did not dare to easily use machinery to dig earth to save people, and firefighters could only use tools such as shovel to manually dig soil to save people.

  At 13:26 on July 12, rescuers found a buried person, but his body was trapped by a large amount of mud and messy steel bars around him and he could not be rescued for a while. Rescue personnel can only use the shovel to clean the soil around the body of the buried pressure step by step, and at the same time, use the expander to expand the steel bar, continuously remove the obstacles around it, and open up the rescue space.

  When the rescue was running against time, at 13:56, the foundation pit suddenly collapsed twice, the original rescue channel was blocked, the personnel were buried deeper, the scene became more severe and complicated, and the difficulty of rescue was further increased.

  Linkage units such as Baise Emergency Management Bureau, Public Security Bureau, Baise City Red Cross Search and Rescue Team, Power Supply Bureau, etc. have arrived at the scene one after another and set up a site headquarters.

  The on-site command decided to use machinery to assist in the rescue and further speed up the rescue. Ten excavators and one bulldozer were present to expand the tunnel, slow down the surrounding slope, and plan the earth that sealed the tunnel opening. At 18:45, after the mechanical operation dug to the rescuer's prefabricated protective baffle position, the combatants used humans to dig. After cleaning, it was found that the baffle had been filled with soil, and it was difficult for humans to continue to dig. The call was buried. There was no response from the pressure personnel. The on-site command headquarters adjusted uniformly, withdrew rescue personnel, continued to use excavators to dig, and deepened from the side to slow down and expand the slope to ensure safety.

  As of 23:18 on the 12th, all three construction workers who had been buried were found, but unfortunately all died.

  At present, the follow-up handling and aftercare work of the accident is being handled in an orderly manner by the relevant departments. (Finish)