An explosion and fire broke out at a chemical plant in Tianjin? Local response to netizens | Taiping Town | Factory
On August 18th, a factory in You'ai Village, Taiping Town, Binhai New Area, Tianjin, caught fire, and netizens reported an explosion at a chemical plant.
On August 19th, the emergency duty personnel of Taiping Town told the Xiaoxiang Morning Post reporter, "There is definitely a fire, but the specific explosion is not very clear." They also stated that they were not on site and were not sure if anyone was trapped.
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A staff member of the Tianjin Emergency Management Bureau told reporters, "It's not an explosion, it's just a fire. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation." They also stated that it's not a chemical plant. "It's unclear whether there were any casualties, but it depends on the investigation results."
According to a comprehensive emergency plan released by Taiping Town in Binhai New Area, Tianjin in 2022, there are currently 105 production and operation enterprises in the secondary industry, mainly in industries such as steel pipes, building materials, food, hardware, and chemical industry. Among them, there is one hazardous chemical enterprise, which is a Level 3 major hazard source enterprise, five gas stations, one transportation enterprise, two gas supply enterprises, one power supply energy-saving enterprise, and six power supply energy-saving projects under construction. There are currently 17 chemical storage tank enterprises, with a total of 222 storage tanks and a designed storage capacity of approximately 170000 cubic meters. In addition, there are Dagang Oilfield West Second Union Station and South Third Union Station as well as hundreds of oil wells in the town, and oil production teams and stations are scattered throughout the fields.
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