Shanxi: An LNG tanker was rear-ended and leaked and the toll plaza was closed

　　China News Service, Taiyuan, November 24th (Reporter Lu Qiguo) At 9 o'clock on the 24th, a three-vehicle collision accident occurred at the Lishixi Expressway Toll Plaza in Luliang City, Shanxi Province, which caused a large tank truck transporting LNG to leak. Work is going on intensely.

　　At 10 o'clock on the 24th, a video of a leaking LNG tank truck quickly spread in WeChat Moments and WeChat groups.

The screen showed that the liquefied gas in the tanker continued to leak out, forming a large cloud of "white fog."

Beside it, a heavy-duty semi-trailer tractor ran across the exit lane, and a large amount of raw coal was scattered on the ground.

Above the toll lane, you can clearly see the words "Lishixi".

Local fire and rescue personnel are diluting the leaked liquefied gas.

Photo courtesy of rescuers

　　The reporter then learned from the local highway management department that at 9 o'clock that day, a large tanker transporting LNG was about to leave the Lishixi Expressway toll station when it was hit by a heavy tractor transporting raw coal.

Later, the heavy tractor collided with another vehicle.

　　An eyewitness introduced that due to the leakage of liquefied gas from a large tanker, the high-speed traffic police, road administration, toll collection and other departments quickly evacuated other vehicles waiting to pass inside and outside the toll plaza and cut off all Power supply, evacuated all irrelevant personnel.

All power sources were cut off at the scene of the incident and all unrelated personnel were evacuated.

Photo courtesy of rescuers

　　After the incident, the Luliang Municipal Government organized multiple functional departments such as emergency response, fire protection, and public security to participate in the rescue, and at the same time mobilized experts in the disposal of hazardous chemicals to demonstrate the rescue plan.

In the end, the rescue plan was determined to empty all the liquefied gas in the tanker on site.

　　When this reporter presses, the local fire department is continuing to carry out protective dilution operations.

It is estimated that it will take six or seven hours to completely empty the gas.

　　One person was injured in the accident.

The cause of the accident needs to be further investigated after the rescue.

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