China News Service, Yantai, January 12th, title: Explosion accident at the Hushan gold mine in Qixia, Shandong: more than 320 people raced against time to participate in rescue
China News Service reporter Yang Bing
The reporter rushed to the site of the explosion accident at the Hushan Gold Mine in Qixia, Shandong Province in the early morning of the 12th. Due to a heavy snowfall, the road in Hushan Village, Xicheng Town, Qixia City was very muddy. The accident site was full of rescue, emergency, power generation, communications, etc. Vehicles, rescue forces composed of more than 320 people and various mechanical equipment are racing against time to rescue workers who have lost contact due to the gold mine explosion. The rescue scene is tense and orderly.
At 2 pm on January 10, an explosion occurred at the Hushan Gold Mine in Qixia City, Shandong Wucailong Investment Co., Ltd. The shock wave damaged the ladders of the well and the cage could not operate normally.
As of press time, 22 workers were trapped underground and have not yet been contacted.
At present, the wellbore drill pipe has reached 396 meters, and the firefighters have transported the sound detection system to 370 meters downhole.
Photo by Yang Bing
The reporter learned from the press conference held by the rescue headquarters of the accident that the drill pipe in the wellbore has reached 396 meters, and forced ventilation is being adopted to transport air down the well and to remove harmful gases and smoke. The hanging cage has been welded and completed. After the installation is complete, the professionals are going down the well by the hoisting cage, clearing the wellbore, and rescue the trapped people underground.
Firefighters have transported the sound detection system to 370 meters underground.
It is reported that because the toxic gas near the middle section of the explosion in the wellbore cannot be completely eliminated in a short time, and the wellbore equipment is damaged in many places, the cage and rescue personnel have not yet reached the working surface where the trapped personnel are located.
The reporter learned from the press conference held by the accident rescue headquarters that after the accident, the company quickly organized forces to rescue, but there was a problem of late reporting.
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Xiu Guolin, leader of the rescue technology expert group, said that rescuers have taken two measures to advance simultaneously: one is to lower a vent pipe from the wellbore, and the toxic gas is being discharged from the wellhead; the other is to make a simple bucket and slowly lower it and gradually clean it. For obstacles in the wellbore, the rescuers will gradually reach the well to rescue the trapped persons.
On the morning of the 12th, Liu Jiayi, secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, used underground communication equipment to call out the trapped workers, but no one responded.
At present, the rescue site has mobilized more than 320 rescue teams and more than 70 sets of various machinery and equipment. Large-scale rescue equipment such as drilling rigs and drill pipes have been installed and operated, and large-diameter drilling rigs on-board have entered the site for construction.
At present, rescue is still underway against the clock, and the safety of those trapped underground affects the hearts of countless people.
Photo by Yang Bing
At the same time, the reporter also learned from the press conference that after the accident, the company quickly organized rescue efforts, but due to underestimation of the rescue difficulties, it did not report the situation to Qixia Emergency Management Bureau until 20:05 on January 11 , There is a problem of late reporting.
At present, rescue is still underway against the clock, and the safety of those trapped underground affects the hearts of countless people.
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