China News Service, Hohhot, October 23 (Reporter Li Aiping) The Emergency Management Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region announced on the 23rd that an explosion occurred at a chemical plant in the Alxa League High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Inner Mongolia, causing 4 deaths and 3 injuries.
The official report stated that at 0:46 on the 23rd, the Inner Mongolia Fire Brigade received a telephone report. At 23:00 on the 22nd, Inner Mongolia Zhonggao Chemical Co., Ltd. (mainly produces pesticides, chemical products and Raw materials) An explosion occurred in the oxidation workshop of the 15,000-ton pesticide intermediate project.
According to reports, there were 4 reactors in the plant, 2 of which exploded. At 0:50 on the 23rd, the open flame was extinguished.
The latest news shows that the legal person of the enterprise has been controlled by the public security organs, all on-site operators have been evacuated, and the enterprise is gradually suspending production.
After the accident, local public security, emergency, fire and other related departments rushed to the scene to carry out rescue and disposal work as soon as possible. Xu Nenghuo, deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Emergency Management Department, led the staff of the hazardous chemical supervision department to the scene overnight to guide the accident disposal work.
At present, the Alxa League Administrative Office has established an accident investigation team, which is organizing the investigation of the accident.
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