China News Service, Maoming, March 16 (Reporter Liang Sheng) The reporter learned from Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Company on the 16th that an employee died in a fire accident in the chemical branch of the company on the 15th.

  It is understood that at 11:50 on the 15th, a fire accident occurred in the caustic scrubber in the front section of the butadiene rubber plant of the Chemical Division of Maoming Petrochemical Company.

After emergency rescue by the fire department, the open flame was extinguished at about 12:50 that day.

  According to a report from Maoming Petrochemical Company at noon on the 15th, two employees at the scene of the accident suffered minor injuries and were sent to hospital for treatment.

The accident did not affect the environment.

  At 21:39 on the 15th, Maoming Petrochemical Company issued a report again saying that at 19:00 that day, when the company was clearing the scene of the fire accident, it found employee Fu, who was far away from the accident center and thought to have left the scene. Efforts to rescue him failed and unfortunately passed away.

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