Multiple department investigation, abnormal heavy fog suddenly appears in a region of Wuyang, Henan: discomfort in the throat of citizens passing by, netizens | county town | throat | investigation | Wuyang County | Wuyang | heavy fog | road section
At around 9 pm on June 13th, a burst of heavy fog appeared at the intersection of Renmin Road and Nanjing Road in Wuyang County, Luohe, Henan Province, lasting for dozens of minutes. Some citizens felt discomfort in their throats after passing through this area. At present, local emergency and environmental departments are conducting investigations into this matter.
A foggy area in Wuyang County
A network video shows that on the night of June 13th, a spacious urban road section was filled with thick fog in the air, causing certain impacts on passing pedestrians and vehicles. The video publisher stated that this was a scene that occurred on the evening of June 13th in Wuyang County, Luohe City, Henan Province.
A netizen stated in the comment section that she felt an unpleasant odor and had difficulty breathing when passing through the road section in the video. Another netizen claimed that his eyes were sore and his throat was uncomfortable from being smoked. Some netizens also expressed that they felt uncomfortable in their throat and coughed at night after passing through the road section where the incident occurred. Some netizens suspect that there is a gas leak from a nearby chemical plant.
On June 14th, Mr. Liu, a local citizen, told reporters that at around 10pm on the 13th, when he was driving past the intersection of Renmin Road and Nanjing Road in the urban area of Wuyang County, he saw that the air was filled with thick fog, which was hazy and had low visibility. The feeling of this fog was different from normal fog. After driving for one or two kilometers, the fog disappeared. After he arrived home, he felt uncomfortable in his throat and there seemed to be a foreign object in it, which was a bit painful.
At the scene of the incident
The staff of two hotels near the intersection of Renmin Road and Nanjing Road in Wuyang County confirmed to reporters that at around 9 pm on June 13th, there was abnormal heavy fog on this section of the road, which lasted for dozens of minutes.
The reporter noticed that there are multiple chemical companies near the foggy road section.
On the morning of June 14th, staff from the Emergency Management Bureau of Wuyang County told reporters that they had already paid attention to this matter. In the morning of that day, their leaders and multiple departments such as the Environmental Protection Bureau were conducting an investigation into this matter, and the investigation results have not yet been released.
The staff of Wuyang County Environmental Protection Bureau said that on the evening of June 13, they received a report from the public about this matter. The staff had gone to the scene to investigate, but the investigation conclusion has not yet been reached.