Jiexi County, Guangdong Province reported a hydrogen sulfide gas leakage accident: 4 people poisoned, suffocated, died, poisoned | personnel | gas
Situation report
On the noon of July 4, 2023, during the shutdown of Juxiangyuan Food Factory in Jiexi County, a hydrogen sulfide gas leak occurred, causing accidental poisoning and suffocation of personnel. After the accident, the province, city, and county attached great importance to it and quickly established an accident investigation team to carry out the investigation.
After preliminary investigation, hydrogen sulfide gas leaked from the damaged connection pipe between an old spray tower and the hydrolysis and acidification tank, and spread to the warehouse through the door next to the tank, causing one person in the warehouse to be accidentally poisoned and suffocated. During the rescue process, due to a lack of rescue knowledge, five more rescue personnel were poisoned. The final accident resulted in 4 people suffocating from hydrogen sulfide gas poisoning, and 2 rescue personnel were sent to the hospital for observation. The observation personnel have been discharged from the hospital. The related aftermath and subsequent disposal work are still ongoing.
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Jiexi County Emergency Management Bureau
July 7, 2023