No casualties, Pingxiang, Hebei Province reported "yellow smoke appearing in the sky": acidic substance leakage Pingxiang | casualties | personnel | investigation | incident | yellow | smoke | situation
Situation report
In response to online reports of yellow smoke appearing over Dongmiao Village in our county, after investigation, it was found that at 11:31 am on August 11th, an acidic substance leaked from a warehouse of Mailang Children's Products Co., Ltd. in the village, emitting a large amount of yellow smoke. After emergency response by departments such as fire protection, emergency response, and environmental protection, no more smoke was emitted from outside around 13:10, and the disposal was basically completed around 13:40. No personnel were trapped or injured. According to the owner's estimate, it caused an economic loss of approximately 15000 yuan.
After the on-site disposal of the incident was completed, the environmental protection department continued to monitor the incident site and surrounding environment, and no abnormal air quality was found. The situation related to the incident is being further investigated and processed.
Thank you to the netizens for their attention to Pingxiang.
Pingxiang County Emergency Management Bureau
August 11, 2023