China News Service, February 28. According to the official Weibo news of the Jilin Municipal Government Information Office, at 21:30 on February 27, the high-voltage cable was short-circuited during the production process of Jilin Chemical Fiber Company, causing some exhaust equipment in a production workshop to stop operating.
The power supply was restored at 23:10. Workers in related positions inhaled poisonous gas while preparing to resume production and were quickly sent to a professional hospital for treatment. Five people died after the rescue failed, and eight injured people have stable vital signs and no life threats.
After the accident, the local party committee and government rushed to the scene to direct rescue and set up an on-site accident handling team, an accident investigation team, an environmental monitoring team, a medical treatment team, and a aftermath work team to do their best to deal with the emergency and go to the hospital Organize professional forces to treat the wounded.
At present, the accident site has been handled, the ventilation system has been fully restored, and all secondary disaster factors have been eliminated.
After the ecological environment department monitored the plant area and surrounding environment, no harmful gas was detected.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.